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Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs
Natural gas power plant costs have nearly doubled in two years and take 23% longer to build as data center electricity demand skyrockets.
EU Funds Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure with €180 Million Contract
The European Commission has awarded a €180 million contract to four providers—Post Telecom, STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus—to provide sovereign cloud services, ensuring EU data remains under European legal and strategic control. The post EU Funds Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure with €180 Million Contract appeared first on TechRepublic.
Anthropic Draws Google’s $40B Bet in Latest AI Megadeal
Google is preparing an investment in Anthropic worth up to $40B, pairing cash with cloud capacity as demand for Claude fuels the latest major AI megadeal. The post Anthropic Draws Google’s $40B Bet in Latest AI Megadeal appeared first on TechRepublic.
A faster way to estimate AI power consumption
The “EnergAIzer” method generates reliable results in seconds, enabling data center operators to efficiently allocate resources and reduce wasted energy.
DeepSeek Drops Cheaper V4 AI as Huawei Jumps In
DeepSeek launches V4 AI model with Huawei chip support, offering lower costs and intensifying global AI competition. The post DeepSeek Drops Cheaper V4 AI as Huawei Jumps In appeared first on TechRepublic.
MIT scientists build the world’s largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems, and open it to everyone
New dataset of 30,000-plus competition math problems from 47 countries gives AI researchers a harder test — and students worldwide a better training ground.
AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Corporate Shakeups Define the Week in Tech
See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from April 20–24. The post AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Corporate Shakeups Define the Week in Tech appeared first on TechRepublic.
Microsoft Offers First-Ever Retirement Buyouts to Thousands of Employees
Microsoft is offering first-ever retirement buyouts to some US employees as AI-driven data center spending grows and tech layoffs continue. The post Microsoft Offers First-Ever Retirement Buyouts to Thousands of Employees appeared first on TechRepublic.
India’s App Boom Has a Revenue Problem
India’s app market is booming in downloads and usage, but much of the money still flows to global platforms rather than local developers. The post India’s App Boom Has a Revenue Problem appeared first on TechRepublic.
White House Says China-Linked Actors Tried to ‘Steal American AI’
The White House says China-linked actors are using industrial-scale distillation to extract American AI breakthroughs, with US action planned. The post White House Says China-Linked Actors Tried to ‘Steal American AI’ appeared first on TechRepublic.
TikTok Invests $1.16 Billion in New Finland Facility to Localize European Data
TikTok is building a second data center in Finland as part of its Project Clover push to keep European user data stored within Europe. The post TikTok Invests $1.16 Billion in New Finland Facility to Localize European Data appeared first on TechRepublic.
New Pentagon Plan Would Pour $54B Into Drones, AI Combat Systems
The Pentagon is seeking about $54 billion for autonomous warfare and drone systems, a huge bet that is raising concerns about doctrine, training, and oversight. The post New Pentagon Plan Would Pour $54B Into Drones, AI Combat Systems appeared first on TechRepublic.
AI just discovered new physics in the fourth state of matter
Physicists have taken a major step toward using AI not just to analyze data, but to uncover entirely new laws of nature. By combining a specially designed neural network with precise 3D tracking of particles in a dusty plasma—a strange “fourth state of matter” found from space to wildfires—the team revealed hidden patterns in how particles interact. Their model captured complex, one-way (non-reciprocal) forces with over 99% accuracy and even overturned long-held assumptions about how these forces behave.
This new brain-like chip could slash AI energy use by 70%
A breakthrough in brain-inspired computing could make today’s energy-hungry AI systems far more efficient. Researchers have engineered a new nanoelectronic device using a modified form of hafnium oxide that mimics how neurons process and store information at the same time. Unlike conventional chips that waste energy moving data back and forth, this device operates with ultra-low power—potentially slashing energy use by up to 70%.
AI Demand Is Forcing a Rethink of Data Center Power, Cooling
At Data Center World, experts explain how generative and agentic AI are reshaping data center power, cooling, and infrastructure demands. The post AI Demand Is Forcing a Rethink of Data Center Power, Cooling appeared first on TechRepublic.
Teaching AI models to say “I’m not sure”
A new training method improves the reliability of AI confidence estimates without sacrificing performance, addressing a root cause of hallucination in reasoning models.
Vonage, Girls Who Code Show What ‘Responsible AI’ Looks Like
Vonage’s partnership with Girls Who Code is more than feel-good philanthropy; it’s a blueprint for building diverse AI talent pipelines. The post Vonage, Girls Who Code Show What ‘Responsible AI’ Looks Like appeared first on TechRepublic.
Mozilla Fixes 271 Firefox Bugs Using Anthropic’s Mythos AI
Mozilla says Firefox 150 patches 271 vulnerabilities found with Anthropic’s restricted Mythos AI, highlighting how quickly AI-driven bug hunting is accelerating. The post Mozilla Fixes 271 Firefox Bugs Using Anthropic’s Mythos AI appeared first on TechRepublic.
MacBook Neo Cheat Sheet: Everything to Know About Apple’s Budget Mac
MacBook Neo starts at $599 with an A18 Pro chip, a bright 13-inch display, and clear trade-offs in ports, battery claims, and premium features. The post MacBook Neo Cheat Sheet: Everything to Know About Apple’s Budget Mac appeared first on TechRepublic.
China Deploys Robot Dogs, Drones, and Humanoids to Run a ‘Full-Space’ Metro System
China’s Hefei metro is testing robot dogs, drones, and humanoids to inspect trains, patrol platforms, and assist passengers during busy travel periods. The post China Deploys Robot Dogs, Drones, and Humanoids to Run a ‘Full-Space’ Metro System appeared first on TechRepublic.
