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Google is close to financing a massive Texas data centre that will be leased to Anthropic, with the site planning to bypass grid connection delays by using direct gas supplies. This highlights the intense infrastructure race underpinning AI development.

FT's Lex column examines whether the massive capital pouring into AI data centres will generate adequate returns, warning that the biggest spenders may not recoup their investments but will reshape the competitive landscape.

New research suggests AI data centres will need far less memory than previously expected, causing a $100bn selloff in memory chip stocks as the shortage narrative unravels.

Part 2 explores the emerging business model between SaaS and consulting—solving specific client problems with internal data and AI products rather than traditional service delivery. It maps out how AI is reshaping the economics of both industries.

Simon Willison shares his experience vibe coding SwiftUI apps on a 128GB M5 MacBook Pro, building custom performance monitoring tools as alternatives to Activity Monitor with impressive results from local LLMs.

LWN covers an effort to vibe-code an ext4 filesystem implementation for OpenBSD, raising interesting questions about the reliability and auditability of AI-generated systems-level code.

Cursor details how they're using real-time reinforcement learning to improve their AI coding Composer agent, providing a technical deep-dive into making AI coding assistants more responsive and accurate.

An empirical comparison of how well Claude Code performs across different programming languages, offering practical insights for developers choosing languages for AI-assisted workflows.

Colorado's House passed legislation to restrict companies from using personal data surveillance to set individualized prices or wages, a significant step in regulating data-driven pricing discrimination.

Iran-linked hackers successfully compromised the FBI director's personal email account, underscoring that even top security officials remain vulnerable to targeted cyberattacks.

Telnyx's Python SDK on PyPI was compromised in a supply chain attack, highlighting ongoing vulnerabilities in the open-source package ecosystem that affect countless developers.

Internal Microsoft employees are pushing back against the mandatory Microsoft Account requirement in Windows 11 setup, reflecting growing tension between user privacy expectations and the company's data collection strategy.

Cloudflare details how a single-line Kubernetes configuration change eliminated a massive operational burden, a satisfying example of high-leverage debugging saving 600 hours annually.

FireStriker is a free civic tech tool aimed at making government engagement more accessible, with the creator explaining why critical civic infrastructure should not be paywalled.

Puolustusvoimat on aktivoinut hävittäjiä Etelä-Suomen taivaalle, koska Ukraina on iskenyt drooneilla Venäjän Suomenlahden öljysatamiin.

Venäläisliikemies Jevgeni Malov rakensi Suomesta käsin öljynvälitysyhtiötä yhdessä oligarkki Timtšenkon kanssa. Lappeenrantalainen yhtiö omisti salaa osuuden Venäjän valtaan kytkeytyvästä pankista.