South Korea is betting $880 billion that the next AI race will be won in hardware, not software
Samsung, SK Hynix, and the government are treating AI infrastructure as a matter of national survival
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Big Tech's $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive for everyone else
The cost of artificial intelligence is now showing up in the inflation data
Jeff Bezos isn't worried about the AI bubble: "the good ideas will pay for all of the losers"
The Amazon founder argues speculative AI spending could leave behind infrastructure and breakthroughs long after investors take losses
Sounding off: Concerns over an AI bubble have intensified as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon collectively pour hundreds of billions into data centers, chips, and model development. But Jeff Bezos believes that even if the boom collapses financially, the long-term technological gains could still justify the frenzy. His comments arrive at a moment when OpenAI alone is reportedly valued at $852 billion and looking to IPO, underscoring just how unprecedented the AI spending race has become.
Microsoft's $1 billion Kenya AI data center could require switching off "half the country"
Officials say the project's power demands could overwhelm Kenya's national grid
PCIe has doubled bandwidth every generation for two decades, PCIe 8.0 is on track to do it again at 1TB/s
PCIe is approaching the end of copper connections
Iran-linked hackers are now targeting industrial controllers in US infrastructure
Attackers are exploiting internet-facing PLCs with legitimate tools, causing operational disruptions in energy, water, and government systems
Scientists can now build a cyborg cockroach that can pull miniature rigs through pipelines to find leaks
Researchers in Singapore are turning disaster-response insects into infrastructure monitors, steering them through tight spaces robots can't reach
Google is building a Minnesota data center powered by wind, solar, and rust
The 1.9 GW facility will rely on iron-air batteries instead of lithium-ion cells
CISA is ordering US federal agencies to remove outdated routers and firewalls
Obsolete edge gear is now seen as a primary intrusion path for state-backed hackers
TL;DR: When attackers probe government systems, they often begin not with stolen credentials or phishing emails but with aging routers and firewalls left running long past their expiration dates. Those neglected edge devices have become a top federal concern, and US agencies are now being told to remove them before attackers take advantage.
America is building EV chargers at record speed, just as demand cools
18,000 new fast-charging ports transform the US EV map
Microsoft 365's latest outage is a reminder that the cloud isn't always there
Users report Microsoft 365 "goes down multiple times a year"
Facepalm: Since launching Windows 365 in 2021, Microsoft has aggressively promoted its cloud PC subscription service, some say to the detriment of local computing. However, recent outages have illustrated the new risks that arise when users and businesses offload their software and files to external servers. Is Windows 365 reliable enough to become a pillar of IT?
Nvidia has overtaken Apple as TSMC's largest customer, Jensen Huang says
Jensen eyes a trillion-dollar AI future
Most CEOs are ready to spend even more on AI in 2026 despite no clear path to ROI
Economic uncertainty fails to slow AI investments
Amazon is building a massive $50 billion AI cloud for the US government
The new infrastructure will exclusively serve the needs of thousands of federal agencies
3D-printed concrete could help buildings absorb carbon instead of releasing it
At Penn, engineers use bone-inspired geometry to make smarter, cleaner concrete
Oracle could hit again: Meta talks could lead to $20 billion AI cloud deal
Just weeks ago Oracle inked a $300 billion deal with OpenAI, one of the largest cloud infrastructure contracts to date
Microsoft is repurposing Foxconn's failed Wisconsin venture into the world's most powerful AI data center
Redmond claims it will deliver 10x the computing performance of the fastest exascale supercomputers
The rise of mega botnets weaponizing hacked devices for internet-scale attacks
Next generation botnets are capable of disrupting entire countries
Hackers unleash torrent from Norwegian dam, releasing 132 gallons per second for four hours
Norway links dam sabotage to pro-Russian hackers
Trump unveils aggressive AI plan focused on deregulation, dismisses copyright payments for AI training
AI firms shouldn't pay for training data, Trump says at Washington summit
Microsoft to lay off thousands in July, but don't worry, AI's getting $80 billion
A different kind of AI/worker displacement
Thieves cut fiber lines in failed copper theft, causing Spectrum outage
More thefts linked to rising copper prices, say telecoms
Nvidia's secret weapon: It's the software, stupid
The big picture: Nvidia's Jensen Huang kickstarted CES this year with his keynote. We listened to it and read a fair amount of analysis since. If you don't have 90 minutes to spare, we can sum it up for you: Nvidia has all the software. Or at least it has more than you do.
Two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea damaged in suspected sabotage
Blame is being directed squarely at Russia
What just happened? Sabotaging undersea internet cables has become a common act of aggression in recent times. Following disruption to two of these cables in the Baltic Sea, including one that appears to have been physically cut, it seems the tactic is once again being employed. And there's no prize for guessing the main suspect.
FLO's new 320kW fast chargers juice EVs up to 80% in 15 minutes
Putting range anxiety in the rearview mirror