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Global Energy Monitor: over 97 GW of gas-fired power in the US pipeline were explicitly earmarked for data centers in 2025, compared with just 4 GW in 2024 (Molly Taft/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/data-centers-are-driving-a-us-gas-boom/

Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.

KI-Agenten diskutieren auf Reddit-Klon – Menschen dürfen zuschauen
Wie Reddit, aber nur für Bots – die Plattform Moltbook für Diskussionen zwischen KI-Agenten entwickelt sich explosionsartig.
https://www.<…

The evolution of influence operations
from crude Russian troll farms to sophisticated AI systems using large language models;
the discovery of GoLaxy documents revealing a "Smart Propaganda System" that collects millions of data points daily, builds psychological profiles, and generates resilient personas;
the fundamental challenges of measuring effectiveness;
GoLaxy's ties to Chinese intelligence agencies;
operations targeting Hong Kong's…

Sources: Databricks is raising $5B and expects sales to grow 55% this year, putting its post-money valuation at $134B, as AI costs squeeze gross profit margins (Cory Weinberg/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/datab…

Databricks Boosts Sales Forecast, Driving Valuation to $134 Billion
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi has been more vocal than other Silicon Valley executives about the dangers of an AI bubble. His company’s new $5 billion round of fundraising, at a higher valuation than ever, epitomizes the risks and rewards of the boom: While sales are growing faster than forecast, AI ...

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Alkaline Trio:
🎵 The Sacrifice
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https://open.spotify.com/track/4d4yRBNhVyISQ2lreeEmut

Elon Musk Is Gaming the Internet for Fascism
The billionaire X owner is accelerating his AI-driven assaults on reality and Europe had better harden its defences, argues Heidi Siegmund Cuda
https://open.substack.com/pub/bylinesupplement/p/elon-musk-is-ga…

Elon Musk Is Gaming the Internet for Fascism
The billionaire X owner is accelerating his AI-driven assaults on reality and Europe had better harden its defences, argues Heidi Siegmund Cuda

Border Patrol employee found 'covered in vomit' in St. Paul, charged with drunk driving (Joey Peters/Sahan Journal)
https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/border-patrol-employee-charged-drunk-driving-st-paul/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p162#a260129p162

😠 Are ‘hyper-meritocracy’ and feminist backlash driving South Korean young men to the right?
https://globalvoices.org/2026/01/10/are-hyper-meritocracy-and-feminist-backlash-driving-south-korean-young-men-to-the-righ…

Are ‘hyper-meritocracy’ and feminist backlash driving South Korean young men to the right?
One interviewee said anonymous online forums have fostered a culture in which blatant misogynistic, racist and sexist jokes and comments are normalized.

IDC expects shipments of PCs could shrink by up to 9% YoY in 2026 due to global memory shortages, as demand from AI data centers continues to outstrip supply (Zak Killian/Tom's Hardware)

IDC warns PC market could shrink up to 9% in 2026 due to skyrocketing RAM pricing — even moderate forecast hits 5% drop as AI-driven shortages slam into PC market
Memory shortages are expected to have a serious impact on the PC and smartphone market.

Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 28% in 2025, its best percentage performance since 2017, driven by tech, AI, and semiconductor stocks (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/hon…