AppLovin: Expectation Risk Is The Real Story Behind This Hold

AppLovin's key growth drivers include Axon Manager's self-service ads and e-commerce expansion, but both are in limited ...
InfoQ

Fast Eventual Consistency: Inside Corrosion, the Distributed System Powering Fly.io

Somtochi Onyekwere explains the architecture of Corrosion, a distributed system designed for low-latency state replication. She shares how Fly.io transitioned from Consul to a gossip-based SQLite ...
eWeek

Amazon Brings Alexa+ to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface

Amazon has launched Alexa+ on the web at Alexa.com, giving its assistant a ChatGPT-style interface as it expands into shopping, Ring, and Prime Video.
Bloomberg L.P.

Nuclear Developer Proposes Using Navy Reactors for Data Centers

A Texas power developer is proposing to repurpose nuclear reactors from Navy warships to supply the US grid as the Trump administration pushes to secure massive amounts of energy for the artificial ...
Reuters

AI data centers are forcing dirty ‘peaker’ power plants back into service

CHICAGO, Dec. 23 - In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Alphabet to Buy Data Center Partner Intersect for $4.75 Billion

Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant to dramatically expand its ...
Android Police

I'm telling all my friends to replace Duolingo with these apps

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...
Bisnow

Senators Probe Data Centers' Role In Surging Power Prices, Tech Sector Pushes Back

Democratic senators are launching an investigation into the impact of data centers on consumers’ electricity bills. The probe is the latest indicator that data centers are emerging as a key issue in ...
Wired

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When a derecho slammed into the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in 2020, Diana Lokenvitz had time for ...
The Conversation

Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

Theodore Kury is the Director of Energy Studies at the University of Florida’s Public Utility Research Center, which is sponsored in part by the Florida electric and gas utilities, the Florida Public ...
Bisnow

SpaceX, Blue Origin Heat Up Data Center Space Race

And that may be part of the allure for Big Tech companies looking to the heavens for their data center solutions. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are working on plans to launch orbital ...