The UK government has named North Lanarkshire, Scotland, as its latest AI Growth Zone. The move is meant to catalyze £8.2 billion in private investment for up to 500MW of data center capacity and 1GW of renewable energy projects. Operator DataVita is leading the charge, but questions about timelines
A bombshell report from McKinsey says stablecoin adoption metrics are wildly misleading. While the industry touted trillions in volume, real-world payments are a tiny fraction. But there’s still real growth happening.
Iran is experiencing a near-total internet blackout, with connectivity flatlining at just 1% of ordinary levels. The government-directed outage is seen as an attempt to stifle communication during massive anti-government protests.
Blackstone is tapping banks for a $2.6 billion debt package to finance the merger of its power grid equipment companies, MacLean Power Systems and Power Grid Components. The move is a direct play on the urgent need to upgrade global electrical infrastructure, driven by AI data centers and broader el
Scientists in Beijing have successfully mimicked the first moments of human pregnancy in a lab using embryos and endometrial organoids. Meanwhile, the parameter counts in large language models are becoming a closely guarded secret.
Real estate giant JLL predicts the global data center market will double in capacity by 2030, requiring a staggering $3 trillion in total investment. This “supercycle” is fueled by AI, with inferencing workloads set to dominate. Despite major challenges like grid constraints, JLL insists current met
Databricks just unveiled a new architecture for AI agents called Instructed Retriever. It claims massive accuracy gains over standard RAG by better translating natural language into complex searches. But is this the key to making AI agents actually useful?
Stephen Colbert delivered a monologue reacting to Trump’s comments about U.S. plans for Venezuela. He mixed sharp satire with a sobering historical warning that struck a chord with viewers.
Ugreen has launched two new Intel-based NAS devices, the iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro, at CES 2026. The systems focus on local AI processing and high-speed networking, offering an alternative to cloud storage for Mac users.
Vertiv and GreenScale have announced a strategic collaboration to deploy factory-built, AI-ready data center platforms across Europe. The partnership will use Vertiv’s OneCore systems, designed for high-density, liquid-cooled NVIDIA GPUs. GreenScale plans an initial rollout of about 120 MW in Northe
