A Heat Wave Is About to Test What AI Has Done to the Grid
A record heat wave hits the US grid this week, with PJM forecasting record demand, just as data centres need the most power and can spare the least. The acute crisis exposes a structural one: efficiency keeps improving, yet total energy use and household bills keep climbing.
Read full story →Now OpenAI Is Held Back Too, and China Is Closing In
OpenAI joined Anthropic this week in restricting its newest model at Washington's request. As America's labs wait for clearance, China's open-weight GLM-5.2 is matching them on some benchmarks at a quarter of the cost, and companies are quietly switching over.
Read full story →The AI Bills Came Due, and Companies Are Reading Them Carefully
Microsoft pulled back Claude Code licences, Uber blew through its coding budget in four months, and usage-based pricing brought sticker shock. Meanwhile a new study finds the heaviest AI adopters are hiring faster, not firing. The era of spending without counting is over.
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