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OpenAI bans China-linked ChatGPT accounts that amplified U.S. data center electricity price backlash
By Luke James published
OpenAI says it has banned two clusters of ChatGPT accounts it believes are operating from China, and that used its models for covert influence campaigns targeting U.S. tech and policy debates.

After spat with Chinese gov't, Meta cuts AI Manus off from its internal systems and is 'sunsetting' platform, report claims
By Luke James published
Meta has finished separating its operations from Manus, the Chinese-founded agentic AI startup it acquired for roughly $2 billion in December.

Brad Paisley joins fight as zoo's dispute with AI data center escalates, petition tops 330,000 signatures
By Luke James published
The zoo has filed a zoning appeal to overturn DC BLOX's approved permits.

Samsung Heavy Industries recruits Greek shipowner and Supermicro to bring 50MW floating AI data centers to market
By Luke James published
Besides Samsung Heavy, Japan’s MOL is also building a 73 MW floating data center with Karpowership for a 2027 deployment.

China drafts $295 billion plan to build national AI data center grid running on 80% homemade silicon
By Luke James published
China is drafting a plan to spend roughly 2 trillion yuan over five years on a nationwide grid of AI data centers.

Claude Fable 5 brings Mythos to the masses
By Jeffrey Kampman published
After first announcing its scarily capable Mythos Preview model back in April, Anthropic is releasing a public version of Mythos, called Fable 5, that it says is "safe for general use."

Taiwan weighs criminal ban on AI chip exports to all of China
By Luke James published
Taiwan is considering far stricter export controls that would restrict AI chip sales to every customer in China.

Elon Musk's first-gen orbital data center craft spans wider than a Boeing 747 and runs an interchangeable chip payload
By Luke James published
Elon Musk laid out the first detailed design of SpaceX's AI1 satellite in a 30-minute video posted to the company's X account.

SpaceX unveils 11-million-square-foot Gigasat factory, a new manufacturing facility for space-based data centers
By Etiido Uko published
SpaceX's new Gigasat factory will mass-produce AI satellites for orbital data centers. Musk says the company is targeting 1 GW of space AI compute by 2027 and 100 GW per year by 2030.
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