TechCrunch
Meta parts ways with RE100 renewable energy initiative after a decade, doubling down on natural gas to power AI data centers while still claiming to be '100% clean and renewable' through creative accounting.
ZDNet
AI data centers are hoarding hard drives, prices are up 46%, and cloud storage is still cheaper for most. But if you really need a NAS, the Synology DS225+ is the one to get - just don't expect to cancel your cloud subscription.
The Guardian
Australian stocks slide, happiness plummets below pandemic levels, and a senator questions whether AI datacentre billions benefit anyone but the tech giants.
ZDNet
AI companies' RAM hoarding drives prices up, but Best Buy offers a $176 discount on Kingston's 64GB DDR5 kit - because your gaming PC deserves a break from the AI-induced shortage.
Grist
Virginia rejoins a carbon pricing program to tame AI data center energy costs - because nothing says 'lower bills' like making polluters pay, right?
TechCrunch
Zap Energy, a fusion startup with $300M in funding, pivots to add fission reactors to its plate, because if two nuclear technologies are better than one, why wait for the one that's decades away?
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