Archive for the 'Rise of the Machines' Category
Kimi K3
July 18th, 2026Trillion dollar valuations on U.S. AI companies… while Chinese companies are running knowledge distillation operations and then releasing competitive models for free… Hmm. While nobody is claiming that Kimi K3 is better, overall, than top proprietary systems, companies can potentially run it in their own data centers. If companies are spending tens or hundreds of […]
Data Centers Have Already Hiked Electricity Prices on the Public by $23 Billion
July 14th, 2026Via: Fortune: Many major tech companies have pledged to pay their fair share of the costs associated with generating and transmitting more electricity to serve large data centers. But ratepayers across the United States are worried about the potential costs they might have to bear. That’s because it’s not immediately clear how the cost of […]
Kamikaze Drone Boats Used By U.S. In Combat For The First Time
July 13th, 2026Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea… pic.twitter.com/bOM2kmgRxz — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 13, 2026 Via: The War Zone: For […]
Claude Code Is Steganographically Marking Requests
July 1st, 2026Via: thereallo.dev: I inspected Claude Code for privacy reasons and found hidden system prompt markers based on API base URL and timezone. … Anthropic probably wants to detect API resellers, unauthorized Claude Code gateways, and model “distillation attack” pipelines. A custom ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL pointing at a known reseller domain is a useful signal. A hostname containing […]
Virginia Country with 37 Data Centers (and Plans to Build 17 More) Asks Employees People to Conserve Electricity
June 30th, 2026Via: 404: On June 26, the County Manager of Henrico County, Virginia, John Vithoulkas, sent an email to thousands of county employees asking them to help the local government conserve electricity. “Beginning July 1st, the rate we pay for electricity used in all Henrico County government and school facilities will increase dramatically — by 25%, […]
Flock Cameras Track A Lot More Than Your License Plate
June 28th, 2026Via: Engadget: Thanks to the rise of AI, a new kind of surveillance camera has rapidly proliferated across the United States. Typically referred to as automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, they’re most often mounted along roadways, where they log the movements of cars which pass through their field of vision. Though various companies offer […]
“AI Boom Risks Global Financial Crash, Warn Central Bankers”
June 28th, 2026Via: Telegraph: Substantial debt-fuelled spending on AI is driving up the risk of a global financial crisis, central bankers have warned. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said on Sunday that “excessive” spending on new AI data centres and opaque, debt-fuelled transactions risked a financial meltdown similar to the global credit crunch nearly two decades […]
The One About Space Based Data Centers
June 27th, 2026Via: Real Engineering: Related: SpaceX AI Satellites
Ukraine Launches Attack Against Russia with 660 Drones
June 27th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: Ukraine has unleashed a huge barrage of 660 drones in a major nighttime attack across Russia in the latest humiliation for Vladimir Putin. It appeared to be one of the biggest drone attacks on Russia and the illegally annexed Crimea since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. The […]
Apple Increases Prices Due to Memory Shortage
June 25th, 2026Via: Mac Rumors: Apple today raised prices on many of its products, including all Macs and iPads, as well as the Apple TV, HomePod, HomePod mini, and Vision Pro. We shared a list of the price increases, which range from $30 for the HomePod mini to up to $1,300 for the Mac Studio. iPhone, Apple […]
