Finland drops first-come, first-served grid connections — leaving data centers way down the queue
Finland drops first-come, first-served grid connections — leaving data centers way down the queue

Finland’s proposed grid changes put 10MW+ data centers in the lowest priority group unless they generate local power.

October Prime Day home office deals live — I found the best savings on Apple Mac minis, FlexiSpot chairs, Epson printers, Logitech gear and more
October Prime Day home office deals live — I found the best savings on Apple Mac minis, FlexiSpot chairs, Epson printers, Logitech gear and more

I’m tracking what to buy for your home office in Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale, from the best office chairs and mini PCs we’ve tested to cool WFH gadgets.

‘The keyword is speed to power’: Dell, Apollo, and Jera launch a $140 billion plan to build up to 4GW of AI data centers across Japan and Asia
‘The keyword is speed to power’: Dell, Apollo, and Jera launch a $140 billion plan to build up to 4GW of AI data centers across Japan and Asia

Dell, Apollo and Jera plan up to 4GW of AI data centres and gas power infrastructure across Japan within five years.

Open Microsoft database with 17 trillion total rows and 25,000 user accounts hacked by a bored teenager — but he’s been well-paid for his actions

A 16-year-old set one login field to “admin,” and an estimated 17.3 trillion Microsoft rows became accessible.

Nearly 40,000 phishing attacks hit US financial firms in H1 2026 — automated AI agents and a new Seychelles bulletproof host fuel aggressive new campaigns
Nearly 40,000 phishing attacks hit US financial firms in H1 2026 — automated AI agents and a new Seychelles bulletproof host fuel aggressive new campaigns

US financial services faced nearly 40,000 phishing URLs in just six months as free hosting, AI tools, and Omegatech expanded attackers’ infrastructure options.

US counties are desperately trying to stop data centers from taking over: A look at how Charlotte, Pima County, and Guildford County are dealing with the onslaught – with an interesting catch

Guilford, Pima, and Charlotte are all hitting pause on data centers, but the fine print indicates not one of these moratoriums stops a project already in motion.

Surprise surprise, AI data centers are still incredibly unpopular across the US — and nearly two-thirds of Americans say they oppose new facilities

61% of US voters oppose data center construction, with the sentiment expressed equally across Republican and Democrat supporters.

Lenovo’s 16GB Core i5 IdeaPad Slim 3i laptop gets a massive $400 price drop at Best Buy
Lenovo’s 16GB Core i5 IdeaPad Slim 3i laptop gets a massive $400 price drop at Best Buy

The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is one of the best 15.6in laptops you can get for everyday work, and Best Buy has it for under $500.

Are your co-workers hiding their AI skills from you to protect their edge? New report claims your colleagues could be secret AI whizzkids, but you’d never know

Over a third of workplace AI users are keeping “valuable” prompts to themselves in the belief that sharing it will reduce their perceived importance to the department or company

Hackers hijacked Microsoft’s X account for a scam featuring everyone’s least-favorite tech mascot Clippy

Microsoft’s X account was used to promote a meme coin scam, and possibly even to distribute malware.