Secret tracking device placed in rare book ends up in Amazon processing facility — destroying books to train AI models is ‘all’ the Vegas warehouse does
 Secret tracking device placed in rare book ends up in Amazon processing facility — destroying books to train AI models is ‘all’ the Vegas warehouse does

404 Media placed an AirTag inside a shipment of 1,000 books, which landed at an Amazon facility that reportedly spends all day cutting the spine off of, and scanning, books.

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Planned US Data Centers Set to Produce 24M Cars’ Worth Of Carbon Dioxide

Researchers find Big Tech’s most ambitious builds and climate pledges are colliding with its AI power demands.

Geekom admits to shipping malware-laced network drivers for AMD mini PCs — company responds with guidance, removes malicious package

Geekom admits to shipping malware-laced network drivers for AMD mini-PCs — maker requests takedown of report on the situation

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Alibaba is selling its gaming studio for at least $1.5 billion to help fund AI buildout, mirroring Micron’s exit from consumer business — dumps entire stake in Lingxi Games, which made ‘Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition’
 Alibaba is selling its gaming studio for at least $1.5 billion to help fund AI buildout, mirroring Micron’s exit from consumer business — dumps entire stake in Lingxi Games, which made ‘Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition’

Alibaba has agreed to sell its game development unit, Lingxi Games, to Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital, according to an internal staff memo.

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America’s largest grid wants to cut power to new data centers first during shortages — 50MW-plus data centers must bring their own electricity generation to avoid shutoffs
 America’s largest grid wants to cut power to new data centers first during shortages — 50MW-plus data centers must bring their own electricity generation to avoid shutoffs

PJM Interconnection has asked federal regulators to approve rules that would cut power to new data centers ahead of households during supply shortages.

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Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won’t support projects without consultation — energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concerns
 Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won’t support projects without consultation — energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concerns

Cherokee Nation, with more than 475,000 citizens, has banned hyperscale data center development on its tribally owned and trust lands.

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AI data center optical interconnect market to hit $144 billion by 2030, an over ten-fold increase from 2024 figures, according to new projections — silicon photonics expected to account for nearly two-thirds of revenue, driven by co-packaged optics

A new CIC forecast projects that the data center optical interconnect market will grow from $13.7 billion in 2024 to $144.4 billion by 2030, with silicon photonics accounting for 63.7% of revenue.

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PC Partner warns of rising GPU prices and budget card shortages — analyst suggests makers are hiking prices beyond memory costs

PC Partner warns that graphics card prices will rise further in H2 2026 as memory costs climb and supplies tighten and entry-level boards will gain the most. This is how they gain money, says Jon Peddie.

Senior PC store staff accused of running secret rival shop with stolen inventory — Hong Kong retailer claims substantial losses over year-long scheme

A PC retailer in Wan Chai’s Computer Zone 298 mall in Hong Kong, has accused two of its senior employees of stealing company stock for roughly a year and reselling it.

Dell CEO unveils new ‘Dude, you’re getting a Dell (AI server rack)’ video — PC maker recycles famous PC ad campaign to tout its new AI data center products

Dell has created a humorous AI-era update to its iconic early-2000s ‘Dude, you’re getting a Dell’ series of commercials.