A look at the global AI data center buildout, its limits, and ROI concerns; in 2025, US capacity that is built, underway, planned, or stalled has topped 80 GW
Record capital expenditures and data-center planning run up against the ground truths of physical infrastructure Bluesky: @mims , @justinhendrix , @carlquintanilla , and @jessefelder . Forums: r/techn...
The White House unveils the AI Action Plan, seeking to assert US dominance over China, including proposals to ease permitting for AI infrastructure projects
The Trump administration called for boosting artificial intelligence development in the US by loosening regulations and expanding energy supply …
Sources: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son pitched a joint US-Japan sovereign fund to top DC and Tokyo officials to back large tech and infrastructure projects in the US
Washington and Tokyo discuss possibility of fund that would make large-scale US tech and infrastructure investments
At a meeting with Trump, Masayoshi Son says SoftBank will invest $100B and create 100K jobs in the US, largely via AI-focused jobs and infrastructure projects
WATCH NOW — Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son will announce a $100 billion investment in the U.S. over the next four years during …
Farcaster, an Ethereum-based social media project, raised $150M led by Paradigm, with participation from a16z and others, and reports “350,000 paid sign-ups”
Since going permissionless last October, Farcaster has seen 350,000 paid sign-ups … Sage D. Young / Unchained : Decentralized Social Network Farcaster Raises $150 Million in a Series A Round Amanda Si...
Sources: in 2019, Donald Trump authorized the CIA to launch a clandestine social media campaign to turn China's public against the government and Xi Jinping
Two years into office, President Donald Trump authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign … Mastodon: @kevincollier@mastodon.social . X: @shashj , @shashj , @ericgeller...
To achieve its chip moonshot, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says the US must reform its education system and triple graduates in chip-related fields by 2032
Rana Foroohar / Financial Times : Tweets: @olivermarks and @chassnews Tweets: Oliver Marks / @olivermarks : Corporations that want a cut of $39bn in Chips and Science Act program manufacturing incent...
A look at Congo's Virunga National Park, which is running a Bitcoin mine that uses power from a hydro plant to pay park salaries and for infrastructure projects
Congo's Virunga — was broke. Then they built a hydropower plant in the park and started mining Bitcoin. This led to earnings of $150K a month and offset tourism income. https://www.technologyreview.co...
A look at Congo's Virunga National Park, which is running a Bitcoin mine that uses power from a hydro plant to pay salaries and build infrastructure projects
In an attempt to protect its forests and famous wildlife, Virunga has become the first national park to run a Bitcoin mine.
New Jersey-based Sitetracker, which offers a cloud service to manage critical infrastructure projects, raised a $96M Series D, $66M in equity and $30M in debt
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