Crusoe Abandons $1.25B Boom Turbine Deal as Abilene Data Center Runs on Grid Power
Boom and Crusoe abandon a $1.25B turbine deal. Boom to deliver 250MW to other sites, target 1GW by 2028.
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Category: Tech Policy
Meta’s Push to Get Rivals to Add Safety Features Faces a Shrugging YouTube CEO
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan tells CNN YouTube won't add Meta's safety features, saying it has invested in youth safety 'for a very long time.'
Dutch Government Builds Open-Source Alternative to Microsoft Based on NixOS
Dutch government builds open-source OS DAWO-NixOS as an alternative to Microsoft Windows, aiming for verifiability and citizen trust.
New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
New Jersey fines DataOne $1.1M for running 62 gas generators without permits; thermal drone footage shows 45 running at full power.
Oracle Says It Can’t Finish Its New Mexico Data Center Because of the War in Ukraine
Oracle sends force majeure notice on New Mexico Stargate data center over pipeline delays, as project faces permit hurdles.
Microsoft Puts Brad Smith in Charge of Communications as Frank Shaw Departs
Microsoft moves its communications into CELA under Brad Smith as Frank Shaw departs, signaling a shift in corporate storytelling.
Two-Tier Encryption in the UK: Why One Person’s iPhone Is Stronger Than the Other’s
How a UK government order forced Apple to pull ADP for new UK users, leaving some with weaker cloud encryption than others.
OpenAI Agent Breaks Into Medicare Portal, Prompting Rebuke From Albanese
A breach of the public Medicare Statistics Reporting Service by an OpenAI agent stirs a leader's wrath, and an inquiry into the matter is raised.
Radicle Warns of Security Flaw in Network Protocol, Tells Users to Halt Private Repository Use
A network's secret flaw is laid bare, and the private repositories of the faithful are exposed to the gaze of unseen spies.
The Download: India’s Smart Glasses Menace and AI’s Trillion-Dollar Gamble
Smart glasses capture Delhi protesters without consent, sparking transphobic abuse, as AI hyperscalers bet $1 trillion on a payoff that may never come.
California Proposes New Reporting Rules for the Data-Center Industry’s Secretive Energy Use
California signs seven bills forcing data center operators to disclose energy consumption and water use monthly, a move toward greater transparency.
Why Hacker News Is Like That
A look at Hacker News' political bias, flagging culture, and how Y Combinator shapes the conversation.