A bitcoin reserve is a resilience strategy for the “hodlers”, not the US state, as a long-term bet on bitcoin is bullish on a permanent institutional collapse
money must not be held, it must be spent, and now. The dollar has lost some 98% of its purchasing power since '71, by design. Bitcoin gains in PP instead, weighing on the asset side of the Treasury'...
Sources: Meta's plans to build a US nuclear-powered AI data center were thwarted in part after a rare bee species was found on land earmarked for the project
Mark Zuckerberg is continuing to explore energy deals amid a Big Tech arms race over artificial intelligence
Filing: US regulators rejected a proposal to let Amazon buy nuclear power for AWS data centers in Pennsylvania over energy grid reliability and other concerns
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Filing: US regulators rejected a proposal to let Amazon buy nuclear power for AWS data centers in Pennsylvania over energy grid reliability and other concerns
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A look at Ireland's challenges in its role as a data center hub, as energy supply problems and planning hurdles mean that AWS and others are looking elsewhere
Financial Times : X: @europeangreent and @robgilbey X: @europeangreent : .@FT article: #GlobalTech firms rethink #Ireland as a data hub due & incoming strict low-carbon rules. #EGT's carbon credit pr...
Taiwan, which is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, is struggling to meet energy demands from its chip industry; TSMC uses ~9% of Taiwan's electricity
As the world's largest producer of advanced computer chips, Taiwan is struggling to meet demand for electricity. X: @wired , @yalee360 , @yalee360 , @isabelhilton , @yalee360 , and @yalee360 X: @wired...
US and Chinese diplomats plan to meet later in May to find common ground on AI usage and situations where AI should be banned, like controlling nuclear arsenals
It's becoming more advanced, intelligence officials say Michael Novinson / GovInfoSecurity.com : Boosting US Tech Leadership: Antony Blinken's Agenda at RSAC Karen Spiegelman / Dark Reading : Blinken:...
France is seeking “a national solution” to protect IT giant Atos, which manages nuclear data and cybersecurity, after Airbus talks failed; ATO.PA fell 20%+
The French government said it would seek “a national solution” to protect Atos, a debt-burdened company that serves nuclear programs and the military.
As China-linked Bitcoin mines open across the US, officials raise national security concerns, like about a Wyoming mine that is close to a nuclear missile base
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As China-linked Bitcoin mines open across the US, officials raise national security concerns, like about a Wyoming mine that is close to a nuclear missile base
Microsoft reported one site in Wyoming because of its proximity to a data center and nuclear missile base.