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The US Energy Information Administration plans to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use (Molly Taft/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-to-ask-data-centers-how-much-power-they-use/

The US Government to Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use
In a letter obtained by WIRED, the Energy Information Administration tells two senators that it plans to develop a mandatory assessment of data centers' energy use.

Today in the drizzle I stopped by the Living Library, a beautiful native plant garden near SF's Balboa Park at the San Jose/Seneca intersection. Highly recommend a visit to see some #ceanothus in bloom and California poppies and island mallows beginning to, and much more.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Imperial Teen:
🎵 We Do What We Do Best
#ImperialTeen
https://imperialteen.bandcamp.com/track/we-do-what-we-do-best
https://open.spotify.com/track/0p0cuaF4erIaU5FTNtISyY

UK opposes French and Italian push to restart talks with Kremlin: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/16/uk-opposes-french-and-italian.html

Analysis: China's chipmaking tool imports from Singapore rose 17% YoY to $5.7B in 2025, from Malaysia rose 2x to $3.4B; direct US imports fell 34% YoY to ~$2B (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/techn

China snaps up US chip tools via Southeast Asia amid supply chain shift
Imports from Singapore and Malaysia hit record as Chinese players' earnings surge

Zelensky meets US Secretary of State Rubio at Munich Security Conference: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/14/zelensky-meets-us-secretary-of.html

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #JazzTheatre
Shamek Farrah:
🎵 First Impressions
#ShamekFarrah
https://shamekfarrahfolks.bandcamp.com/track/first-impressions
https://open.spotify.com/track/1NeSkiDUABTIXjZdLRYv66

Anthropic recently changed Claude Enterprise pricing; customers now pay $20/month per user plus consumption-based charges, instead of a fixed subscription (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-changes…

Anthropic Changes Pricing to Bill Firms Based on AI Use Amid Compute Crunch
Businesses whose employees are heavy users of Anthropic’s Claude products are likely to pay significantly more for them after the company changed its pricing model in recent weeks to charge business customers based on the amount of AI they use. The shift,which hasn’t previously been reported,is ...

France replaces US as main intelligence provider to Kyiv, Macron says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/16/france-replaces-us-as-main.html

US offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantees as Kyiv seeks 30–50-year commitments, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/15/us-offers-ukraine-year-security.html