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Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers

Anna Washenko / engadget - Today the White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection Pledge, companies are agreeing to practices that are intended …

#climate #ai #cloud #techpolicy #genai #energy #government #datacenter #environment #regulation

AI Data Centers: What to Know About Their Water and Energy Use

40 hrs / cnet / Macy Meyer

Tech giants sign White House pledge to curb AI data center energy costs

41 hrs / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

AI data centers are America's next political fight. Big Tech is ready

41 hrs / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Tech Giants Commit to Covering AI Data Center Power Expenses Under White House Agreement

42 hrs / parameter / Trader Edge

Big Tech Joins White House Energy Pledge as Iran Tensions Threaten Higher Costs

44 hrs / bsky / @decrypt.co / decrypt.co

Big Tech Joins White House Energy Pledge as Iran Tensions Threaten Higher Costs

2 days / decrypt / Jason Nelson

US tech firms pledge at White House to bear costs of energy for datacenters

2 days / ycombinator

Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers

2 days / engadget / Anna Washenko

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

2 days / wired / Molly Taft

Datacenters pledging to produce their own power but gas turbines in short supply

2 days / reddit / /u/CompetitiveLake3358

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:21 pm / permalink 20166 / 10 stories in 2 days


Bill Gates-backed TerraPower begins nuclear reactor construction

Anna Washenko / engadget - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted approval to TerraPower to begin construction of a reactor in Wyoming. The project is the first new US commercial nuclear reactor in about a decade, according to The New York Times. TerraPower was founded by Bi…

#innovation #science #energy #government #business #environment #us #engineering #technology #regulation

Bill Gates’ nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor www.theverge.com/science/8897...

38 hrs / bsky / @carpenter22.bsky.social / carpenter22.bsky.social

Bill Gates’ nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor

41 hrs / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

US approves TerraPower’s sodium-cooled reactor, testing whether next-gen nuclear can meet AI-era power demands

42 hrs / siliconcanals / Lachlan Brown

A Nuclear Reactor Backed By Bill Gates Gets Federal Approval To Start Building https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/03/04/2324220/a-nuclear-reactor-backed-by-bill-gates-gets-federal-approval-to-start-building?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medi

44 hrs / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

TerraPower wins U.S. approval for commercial SMR

45 hrs / co / Kang Yoon-seung

A Nuclear Reactor Backed By Bill Gates Gets Federal Approval To Start Building

2 days / slashdot / BeauHD

TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant

2 days / arstechnica / John Timmer

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower begins nuclear reactor construction

2 days / engadget / Anna Washenko

NRC Issues First Commercial Reactor Construction Approval in 10 Years [pdf]

2 days / ycombinator

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US and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools

Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - Authorities say LeakBase was "one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals," and maintained an archive of hacked databases containing hundreds of millions of passwords.

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #government #internet #cybercrime #us #hack #police #law #eu

A joint cybersecurity operation has disrupted one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platform, called ‘Tycoon 2FA’, used to bypass multi-factor authentication and hack accounts.

38 hrs / bsky / @siliconrepublic.bsky.social / siliconrepublic.bsky.social

Major phishing operation disrupted in joint Europol action

41 hrs / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Operation Leak Shuts Down LeakBase Cybercrime Forum, Authorities Seize User Data and IP Logs

44 hrs / cyberpress / AnuPriya

Microsoft and Europol Take Down Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Used in Global Cyber Attacks

44 hrs / cyberpress / AnuPriya

US and Global Law Enforcement Shut Down LeakBase Hackers Forum

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

US and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools

2 days / techcrunch / Zack Whittaker

FBI seizes LeakBase cybercrime forum, data of 142,000 members

2 days / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 20155 / 7 stories in 2 days


US military uses Anthropic's Claude for AI-driven strike planning in Iran war

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - In the war against Iran, the US military is using generative AI at scale for target selection and strike planning for the first time. Of all models, it's the one from the company Washington just banned.The article US military uses Anthropic's Claude for A…


Boardroom battle sparks industry churn and partner defections

Dario's big leak

47 hrs / sources / Alex Heath

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says

2 days / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Anthropic CEO calls OpenAI's messaging around military deal 'straight up lies'

2 days / ycombinator

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says

2 days / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Anthropic’s investors don’t have its back in its fight with the Pentagon

2 days / reddit / /u/Marginallyhuman

Enterprises Drive Anthropic Run-Rate Revenue to $19 Billion

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

ChatGPT Uninstalls Surge 295% After OpenAI Accepts Pentagon Contract

2 days / eweek / Wisdom Ekpotu

The Silent Front: OpenAI Poised to Overtake Anthropic in Pentagon Power Struggle

2 days / techstrong / Jon Swartz

The US military is still using Claude — but defense-tech clients are fleeing

2 days / techcrunch / Russell Brandom

Whatever This Is, We’ve Never Seen Anything Like It

2 days / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Sam Altman pledges OpenAI deference to government amid Anthropic rift

2 days / semafor / Rachyl Jones

Palantir’s ties to Anthropic reportedly under strain amid Pentagon spat

2 days / sherwood / Matt Phillips


Claude driving US targeting and strike planning in Iran

Claude Picked Targets in Iran. Anthropic's Red Lines Never Mattered.

2 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

US military is using Claude in Iran amid Anthropic feud

2 days / semafor / Tasneem Nashrulla

What AI Models for War Actually Look Like

2 days / wired / Will Knight

US military uses Anthropic's Claude for AI-driven strike planning in Iran war

2 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner


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Fireflies and Otter just launched MCP connectors for meeting data — here's the open-source one you can self-host

2 days / reddit / /u/Aggravating-Gap7783


Pentagon bans Claude; supply‑chain label spurs resumed talks

Anthropic and the Pentagon are back at the negotiating table, FT reports

46 hrs / cnbc

Dario Amodei Is Reportedly Taking One More Stab at Making Nice with the Pentagon

47 hrs / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Anthropic chief back in talks with Pentagon about AI deal

2 days / ft

Feds call Anthropic supply-chain risk, tech companies aren't happy about it

2 days / appleinsider

Tech industry group expresses 'concern' to Pete Hegseth over supply chain risk label

2 days / cnbc


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Palantir (PLTR) Stock: Gains as Anthropic Pulled From Defense AI

44 hrs / parameter / Newton Kitonga

If you believe what both OpenAI and Anthropic proclaim — that they’re building AGI that will change everything — this bitterness should probably alarm you. sources.news/p/darios-big...

44 hrs / bsky / @alexeheath.com / alexeheath.com

Dario Amodei Is Reportedly Taking One More Stab at Making Nice with the Pentagon https://gizmodo.com/dario-amodei-is-reportedly-taking-one-more-stab-at-making-nice-with-the-pentagon-2000729907

44 hrs / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

www.ft.com/content/97bd...

47 hrs / bsky / @peark.es / peark.es

Anthropic gave up its contract with the Pentagon over AI safety disagreements -- then, OpenAI swooped in.

2 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

US military is using Claude in Iran amid Anthropic feud www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

2 days / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

US military is using Claude in Iran amid Anthropic feud www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

2 days / bsky / @semafor.com / semafor.com

While companies like Anthropic debate limits on military uses of AI, Smack Technologies is training models to plan battlefield operations. www.wired.com/story/ai-mod...

2 days / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 20143 / 30 stories in 2 days


The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds

abcnews - A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot or about 30 centimeters

#climate #government #environment #economy #regulation #research

Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments

2 days / ycombinator

The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds

2 days / abcnews

We’ve Drastically Underestimated Sea Levels, Putting Millions at Risk, Study Warns

2 days / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 20130 / 3 stories in 2 days


Kraken First Digital Asset Bank to Gain Fed Payment Rail Access

PYMNTS / pymnts - Kraken says its digital asset bank has been granted a Federal Reserve master account. This approval, announced by the crypto exchange Wednesday (March 4), means that Kraken Financial is the first bank of its kind given access to the Fed’s payment system, …

#fintech #crypto #techpolicy #banking #government #finance #payments #regulation #crypto

Bank groups ‘deeply concerned’ after Fed grants Kraken master account

2 days / theblock / Kyle Baird

Banking Groups Slam Crypto Bank Kraken’s Fed Approval as Improper, Dangerous

2 days / decrypt / Sander Lutz

What Happens Now That Crypto Has Plugged Into the Fed’s Payments System?

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Kraken First Digital Asset Bank to Gain Fed Payment Rail Access

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Kraken Breaks New Ground with Federal Reserve Master Account Approval

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Kraken receives approval for “master account” from the Kansas City Fed in first for crypto companies

2 days / sherwood / Sage D. Young

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 20126 / 6 stories in 2 days


UK government to launch new £40m AI research lab

Oscar Hornstein / uktech - The British government is launching a new UK AI research lab backed by up to £40m to host new breakthroughs. Part of its ambition to elevate and maintain the country’s position in global AI, the lab will see researchers invited to pitch ideas, secure proj…

#ai #innovation #techpolicy #genai #government #uk #deeptech #research

UK government commits £40M to discover AI “breakthroughs” in new AI lab

2 days / tech / John Reynolds

UK pledges £40m for frontier AI research lab

2 days / sifted

UK government to launch new £40m AI research lab

2 days / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:22 am / permalink 20123 / 3 stories in 2 days


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U.S. prepares strict export controls on AI accelerators, curbing foreign sales

U.S. authorities are drafting new export rules requiring government approval for certain AI accelerators before overseas sales, aiming to limit adversaries’ access to advanced chips. The Commerce Department confirmed a tough approach that stops short of prior proposals but signals significant restrictions, forcing vendors and customers to navigate fresh geopolitical red tape. More...


Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic and its products as a “supply‑chain risk,” prompting the company to announce a court challenge. Experts warn the move could chill collaboration and talent flows into AI, while Anthropic insists it will contest the determination to protect its operations and customers. More...


Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...


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