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UNC’S BIG AI GAMBLE: A CHANCELLOR’S SILICON VALLEY PLAYBOOK
Universities, budgets, and the AI imperative North Carolina’s flagship public university is recasting itself with an unapologetically tech-first agenda. In
HALO’S NEXT CHAPTER MAY GO LIVE-SERVICE MULTIPLAYER
What the report says, what it could mean for players A new report suggests the next “Halo” installment is being
Why data centers are building their own power plants
AI power demand and the new self-supply push America’s biggest cloud and AI players are taking power into their own
BOURBON MEETS BIG DATA AS KENTUCKY DISTILLERS REINVENT
An old industry tests software-driven whiskey Bourbon’s identity is built on tradition, but a new data-heavy model is shaking the
META ADDS PARENTAL CONTROLS FOR TEENS’ AI CHATS
New guardrails across Instagram, Messenger and Facebook Meta is rolling out parental controls to limit or fully block teen conversations
‘EVERYTHING ONLINE SUCKS’—BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO
Cory Doctorow on how to fix the feeds Author and activist Cory Doctorow argues platforms can be better if users
ONEPLUS BAKES GEMINI INTO OXYGENOS 16’S ‘MIND SPACE’
AI upgrades and tighter Google integration OnePlus unveiled OxygenOS 16 with deep integration of Google’s Gemini assistant inside a personal
AI mania meets oil and power: the market’s riskiest mix yet
Energy, chips and soaring valuations An investor stampede into companies tied to artificial intelligence is ricocheting through the energy complex.
Google’s AI Overviews face a revolt from the internet’s plumbing
How infrastructure players push back A growing coalition of internet infrastructure firms, publishers, and developer communities is pushing back against
Waymo sets sights on London with 2026 robotaxi launch
What the rollout could look like Waymo plans to launch a commercial robotaxi service in London in 2026, marking its
















