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FERC Weighs Federal Oversight of AI Data Center Grid Connections: What Could Change
FERC is weighing federal oversight of how AI data centers connect to the power grid, a move that could reshape siting and powering of hyperscale capacity. We examine…
Industry Coalition Aims to Lead US Critical Infrastructure Cyber Defense
A new cybersecurity industry coalition says it will take a leading role in defending US critical infrastructure. The move lands as CISA’s capacity shrinks. We analyze what a…
Hydronic Design Rethink: Direct-to-Chip Cooling Outgrows Legacy Plant Assumptions
Direct-to-chip liquid cooling is forcing a rethink of hydronic design as AI rack densities outrun legacy chilled-water plant assumptions in data centers. We examine what changes in flow,…
OpenAI Launches Daybreak: An AI-vs-AI Turn in Cyber Defense
OpenAI has launched Daybreak, a cyber-defense product aimed at combating cyber threats with AI, marking the ChatGPT maker’s entry into security operations. We assess what the May 2026…
FERC Targets Data Center Interconnection Delays: The Grid Chokepoint for AI
FERC is moving to address data center interconnection delays, the regulatory chokepoint between AI-driven demand and the U.S. power grid. We analyze what federal action on interconnection queues…
The Inference Shift: Why AI’s Economics Are Moving From Training to Serving
AI inference, not training, is becoming the industry’s dominant economic driver, argues Ben Thompson’s Stratechery essay ‘The Inference Shift.’ We unpack what that thesis re-ranks in data center,…
CoreWeave Tops Kimi K2.6 Inference Benchmark
CoreWeave took the top spot on Artificial Analysis’s Kimi K2.6 inference benchmark, per a company blog post dated May 10, 2026. The result puts the AI cloud provider…
Canvas Breach Underscores Why Student Data Is Now a Prime Cybercrime Target
The reported Instructure Canvas breach highlights how student data has become a prime target for cybercriminals, per Nextgov/FCW coverage. We examine why education records attract attackers, what the…
A Data Center Used 30 Million Gallons of Water — and No One Noticed for Months
A data center quietly consumed 30 million gallons of water over several months before anyone noticed, according to a May 2026 Ars Technica report. We examine how cooling…