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Inside Amazon's Indiana data center complex: built for Anthropic with plans for ~30 centers, consuming 2.2GW of power and millions of gallons of water per year (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/technology/amazon-ai-data-centers.html

At Amazon’s Biggest Data Center, Everything Is Supersized for A.I.
On 1,200 acres of cornfield in Indiana, Amazon is building one of the largest computers ever for work with Anthropic, an artificial intelligence start-up.

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You may be interested in this book:
"Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook"
Lorie Merson
2025 (1000 copy limited printing)
https://lo…

Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook
Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook At long last, Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook is officially available for pre-order. If you live in the U.S., you can order directly …

Wayland-Wechsel bei Kubuntu und Fork des Xservers Xorg
Auch Kubuntu wagt den nächsten Schritt beim Technologiewechsel von Xorg auf Wayland. Ein zweifelhafter Fork versucht derweil, Xorg neues Leben einzuhauchen.

Media Matters sues the FTC, says its inquiry into advertiser boycotts of X is part of a "campaign of retribution" by the Trump administration and Elon Musk (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/technology/media-matters-ftc-lawsu…

Media Matters Sues F.T.C. Over Advertising Investigation
The liberal advocacy organization said in a lawsuit that the Federal Trade Commission’s inquiry into boycotts with other advertising groups was “retribution.”

Interesting interview re #AI:
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/technology/how-openai-earl…

How OpenAI’s development changed AI’s course
New book: Early decisions had big consequences.

Interesting interview re #AI:
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/technology/how-openai-earl…

How OpenAI’s development changed AI’s course
New book: Early decisions had big consequences.

Teslas Robotaxi fährt jetzt – aber nur, wenn die Sonne scheint, der Regen ausbleibt und ein Tesla-Mitarbeiter auf dem Beifahrersitz brav winkt. Autonom? Eher autonom-isch! Der große Sprung nach vorn sieht aus wie ein Beta-Test auf Rädern. Waymo fährt längst, #Tesla feiert noch das Versprechen von 2016. Willkommen in der PR-Zone! (

Tesla Robotaxi Analyse – Der grosse Bluff in Austin
Tesla hat es mal wieder geschafft, die Schlagzeilen zu dominieren. Mit dem offiziellen Start des Robotaxi-Services in Austin, Texas, suggeriert das Unternehmen einen technologischen Quantensprung. Doch was steckt wirklich dahinter? Ein genauer Blick zeigt: Wenig Technologie, viel Inszenierung... und jede Menge alter Versprechen. Wenn ihr MeTacheles direkt unterstuetzen wollt, dann

Single-Cell Proteomic Technologies: Tools in the quest for principles
Nikolai Slavov
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18198 https://arxiv.o…

Single-Cell Proteomic Technologies: Tools in the quest for principles
Over the last decade, proteomic analysis of single cells by mass spectrometry transitioned from an uncertain possibility to a set of robust and rapidly advancing technologies supporting the accurate quantification of thousands of proteins. We review the major drivers of this progress, from establishing feasibility to powerful and increasingly scalable methods. We focus on the tradeoffs and synergies of different technological solutions within a coherent conceptual framework, which projects cons…

Sources: 19-year-old Edward Coristine, who has gone by "Big Balls" online and was one of the first technologists hired as part of DOGE, has resigned (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/big-balls-coristine-doge-resigned-us-government/…

‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government
The technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency who's gone by the name "Big Balls" online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED.

Daydream, which raised a $50M seed in June 2024 to build a generative AI shopping agent for fashion, launches in beta, with an app expected later this summer (Hilary Milnes/Vogue Business)
https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/techno

Is Daydream’s AI platform the answer to fashion’s discovery problem?
Founder Julie Bornstein raised $50 million last year to create the ultimate AI shopping experience. Today, it launches in beta.