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2026.07.036 min read
National Grid's $1.75 Billion Joulent Deal Backs Dedicated Power for AI Data Centers
Project Kilby would supply Microsoft with power from a dedicated 2.67 GW gas plant in Texas. National Grid Ventures' investment backs a way to open AI campuses without waiting for…
2026.07.027 min read
Fable 5’s 19-Day Shutdown Exposed a Gap in AI Availability Planning
Fable 5 returned July 1 after export controls prompted a global shutdown. The 19-day interruption shows why AI fallback plans need to cover restrictions on the model itself, not just cloud…
2026.07.018 min read
npm v12: Prepare CI for Stricter Install Defaults in July
npm v12 is due in July with stricter defaults for install scripts, Git dependencies, and remote tarballs. CI teams need to review approvals and test builds before runner upgrades bring…
2026.06.308 min read
Rocket Lab's $8 Billion Iridium Deal Puts L-Band Connectivity in Focus
Rocket Lab's planned Iridium acquisition combines launch capability with a profitable satellite network. For infrastructure teams, the key questions concern L-band coverage, IoT…
2026.06.297 min read
DirtyClone: A Linux Root Exploit That Corrupts the Page Cache
JFrog published a working DirtyClone exploit on June 25. The Linux flaw targets cached executable pages without changing the disk copy, raising detection concerns while distribution patches…
2026.06.286 min read
GPT-5.6 Adds Three Pricing Tiers and a Government Review Step
OpenAI's Sol, Terra, and Luna models offer different cost and capability tradeoffs. Their limited launch also adds government review to the dependencies teams must consider when planning…
2026.06.277 min read
Qualcomm's $3.9 Billion Modular Deal Targets NVIDIA's Software Advantage
Qualcomm's planned acquisition of Modular is a bet on portable AI inference. Mojo and MAX could make switching chip vendors cheaper, provided Qualcomm keeps them useful on competing…
2026.06.267 min read
OpenAI's Jalapeño Chip Targets Lower Inference Costs
OpenAI says its Broadcom-built Jalapeño chip could cut inference costs per token by roughly 50%. Prototype deployments are planned for late 2026, but production results and lower API prices…
2026.06.256 min read
Cordyceps Finds Exploitable GitHub Actions Workflows at Major Open-Source Projects
Novee reported more than 300 exploitable CI/CD attack chains across major open-source projects. The findings show how untrusted pull request data can reach workflows with powerful…
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