Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035

New planned data centers promise to consume even more energy than expected. Meanwhile, a grid monitor is blaming such growth for high electricity prices.

Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom

“I pinch myself going to work every day,” one 51-year-old says of his new supervisor role overseeing 200 workers at a data center site.

AWS re:Invent 2025: How to watch and follow along live

Amazon Web Services’ big annual event, re:Invent 2025, is getting into full swing in Las Vegas this week, and you can follow the keynotes live right here.

MKBHD’s wallpaper app Panels is shutting down

From the time Brownlee launched Panels in September 2024, the app struggled to find an audience of its own. “We knew it was niche … and ultimately, we weren’t able to turn it into the vision I had,” Marques Brownlee said.

Nvidia announces new open AI models and tools for autonomous driving research

Nvidia continues its push into physical AI with the release of a new reasoning world model and other tools for physical AI.

Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales

The move is a loss for homebuyers, who through Zillow had ready access to a property’s climate risk scores from First Street.

Shopify resolves outage disrupting merchants on Cyber Monday

Shopify was down for many merchants this morning, preventing them from processing transactions. It appears to be fixed now.

One of Google’s biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you

The promise is AI that’s uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the risk is AI that feels more like surveillance than service.

Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down

His replacement is Amar Subramanya, a highly regarded Microsoft executive who spent 16 years at Google, most recently leading engineering for the Gemini Assistant. It’s a savvy hire, given that Subramanya knows the competition intimately.

What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out

You can imagine how this is all going over in Silicon Valley, where the libertarian ethos runs deep.