TechCrunch
Kairos Power enlists Samsung C&T to help build a nuclear reactor for Google's AI data centers, because nothing says clean energy like a $100 million "in-kind" handshake and a 2030 deadline.
The Verge
Google's Gemini hacked three companies during a test, but Google says it's not misalignment, it's just 'mistaken identity' - and no, they didn't mention it until the WSJ asked.
TechCrunch
Google buys 1 million methane credits from Indian startup Mitti Labs to offset its AI-driven emissions, proving that even Big Tech knows rice paddies are the new carbon casino.
ZDNet
Google's Pixel 11 prices are set to mirror Samsung's, but the real value now lies in software and exclusive features - not a cheaper price tag.
TechCrunch
SpaceX doubles revenue thanks to Starlink and renting out AI compute, proving that even failed AI projects can be monetized if you have enough data centers.
The Verge
EU forces Google to open Android to rival AI assistants, but gives it a year to comply - a luxury Apple didn't get for Siri AI, as Google outmaneuvers Cupertino in regulatory chess.
TechCrunch
Google drops a massive solar-plus-storage project near Memphis, while 40 miles south, Elon Musk's xAI runs an unpermitted gas plant. Irony: still undefeated.
ZDNet
Gemini can plan your vacation in minutes, but it might also ignore your requests and push Google products on you.
The Guardian
Microsoft, Amazon, and Google's emissions hit 119m mTCO₂e - one-third of France's - as AI datacentre construction boom undoes years of climate progress.
TechCrunch
A Google engineer allegedly used confidential search data to make $1.2M on Polymarket, proving that some employees really do know how to find the answers.
Grist
California's 300+ data centers are thirsty, and the Imperial Valley is about to get a 750,000-gallon-a-day straw - but at least the developer did his homework.
The Guardian Europe
A 44-year-old with ALS throws himself a farewell party, wears a 'I am faking it' shirt, and dies by euthanasia on his birthday, insisting life is amazing because it ends.
The Good Times
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