I would prefer that these people’s sex lives were none of my business but I guess we have to talk about Jensen Huang and the National Security Incident. Who could have guessed that the guy who was out here signing titties might not have great judgment about how to behave around women ?
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Last 90 daysAI’s power crunch has become so acute that Anthropic, a company that has generally avoided buying physical infrastructure, is spending $3.4 billion on natural gas turbines. The AI company, which is planning to go public this year, is buying Caterpillar generators that equipment supplier OnePWR had originally ordered, according to a Financial Times report .
Today, I’m talking with Mitch Glazier, who is CEO and chairman of the RIAA. This conversation was a real full-circle moment for me: I was in college when Napster hit, and the RIAA became everyone’s villain for suing kids for downloading music.
With the holidays quickly approaching, everyone will soon be on the hunt for gifts and the fastest way to get them. Thankfully, many retailers offer generous shipping policies, with some even providing free two-day shipping or same-day delivery if you’re willing to pay a little extra.
Black Friday officially kicks off on November 27th, but if you plan to make that the only day you buy gifts this holiday season, you’re missing out. Several prominent retailers, including Best Buy and Walmart, are preparing to roll out their holiday discounts both in-store and online.
Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones or an OLED TV, only to find out you could have gotten it cheaper somewhere else a few days or weeks later. That’s why, to keep customers happy and prevent them from shopping elsewhere, some retailers offer price-matching policies that promise to match a lower price found elsewhere.
Despite Amazon and other retailers filling the summer and fall months with more sales than ever before, Black Friday and Cyber Monday remain the biggest shopping days of the year. And, in recent years, the sale periods have started earlier, giving you more time to take advantage of the deals.
For the first time ever, Medium is becoming more than just a blogging platform. The company is launching a new app, called TK , that combines note taking and journaling with something resembling a private social network.
When Jonathan Kanter stepped down as head of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division in 2024, he set out to keep fighting to dismantle illegal monopolies. But this time, he’s continuing the fight in the private sector, and with a perhaps unexpected tool: AI.
WordPress has been a crucial technology and content management system for websites like TechCrunch. Now, WordPress.com owner Automattic is responding to the changing state of the web by debuting a new service called Spacefast , which will allow users to deploy vibe-coded websites and apps.
Pomera’s digital typewriters are a cult hit with those craving a distraction-free writing experience. Dedicated word processor devices never caught on in the US the way they did in Japan.
Nvidia’s board announced Sunday that it’s launching an independent investigation after CEO Jensen Huang told staff he was unfaithful to his wife. But this isn’t a case of just another CEO having an extramarital affair.
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On November 4, 2026 , Bloomington, Indiana’s Common Council voted unanimously to prohibit superintelligent artificial intelligence inside city limits — not only in a data center on Main Street, but also when a resident opens a browser or API session to a model hosted anywhere else. The Indiana Daily Student reported the vote during a long council night…
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Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Update 11/8/2026 1:31 PM PT : Jensen Huang has now admitted to having an affair with the alleged Chinese spy and has issued a letter of apology to his family and staff, which you can read here . Nvidia chief Jensen Huang is the center of a new controversy as the U.S.
Around 7PM each weeknight, I find myself standing in front of the fridge, trying to decide on something for dinner that won’t make my husband complain, “Chicken again ?” Yes, I should meal plan more, but I don’t, so this is where I’m at. A nightly battle in which the chicken usually wins.
Today, I’m talking with Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Cognition and longtime cybersecurity expert, about what a mess cybersecurity is right now. This episode is part one of a special series looking at AI in real life.
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Google just acknowledged that you can’t use Google Search without using artificial intelligence . The search giant announced a slate of new AI products for classrooms and schools on Tuesday as well as more ways for teachers and schools to limit or restrict use of those AI tools.
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Crusoe, an eight-year-old, Denver-based data center developer recently valued at $30.9 billion , confirmed Friday it has sold an unfinished data center project in southeastern Wyoming to Google. Google, which Crusoe had tried and failed to land as a customer for the project, is taking over the development after reportedly raising concerns about its cost…
Meta will now allow you to build customized, app-like experiences within Muse. The new feature, called “spaces,” allows its AI assistant to build things like a shopping hub, school dashboard, music tracker, trivia game, and more, which you can interact with directly in the Muse app.
On Tuesday, millions of American voters went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly for Democrats and against AI. The fight against Big Tech is about to come roaring back , and the fight over data centers is looking even harder for the folks trying to build them.