Journals

Naureen S Malik / Bloomberg: PJM trims summer 2027 peak demand forecast to ~160 GW from ~164 GW because some projects, including data centers, lack firm service or construction commitments  —  The biggest US grid operator dialed back its forecast… Read More »PJM trims summer 2027 peak demand forecast to ~160 GW from ~164 GW because some projects, including data centers, lack firm service or construction commitments (Naureen S Malik/Bloomberg)

Wall Street Journal: OpenAI strikes a multibillion-dollar agreement to buy 750 MW of computing capacity from Cerebras over three years; sources: the deal is worth more than $10B  —  The ChatGPT-maker is racing to secure more computing power, especially for… Read More »OpenAI strikes a multibillion-dollar agreement to buy 750 MW of computing capacity from Cerebras over three years; sources: the deal is worth more than $10B (Wall Street Journal)

Reuters: Bitchat, a P2P messaging app launched by Jack Dorsey, has emerged as a key lifeline for people in Uganda and Iran facing government-imposed internet shutdowns  —  A little-known offline messaging app launched by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has emerged… Read More »Bitchat, a P2P messaging app launched by Jack Dorsey, has emerged as a key lifeline for people in Uganda and Iran facing government-imposed internet shutdowns (Reuters)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Digg, rebooted under original founder Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, launches its open beta; the site had been open to 67,000 users on an invite-only basis  —  The reboot of the early-internet online community Digg, a… Read More »Digg, rebooted under original founder Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, launches its open beta; the site had been open to 67,000 users on an invite-only basis (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

New York Times: 2026 may be the year of the mega IPO, as sources say Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX took early steps to go public, setting up a watershed moment for the AI boom  —  Call it the year of… Read More »2026 may be the year of the mega IPO, as sources say Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX took early steps to go public, setting up a watershed moment for the AI boom (New York Times)

Jacob Krol / TechRadar: Verizon says it is “aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers”, as thousands of users report no cellular reception  —  Seemingly ‘SOS’ is replacing network bars  —  While Verizon had… Read More »Verizon says it is “aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers”, as thousands of users report no cellular reception (Jacob Krol/TechRadar)

Politico: California AG Rob Bonta opens an investigation into xAI over the proliferation of nonconsensual, sexualized images generated by Grok, and urges xAI to act  —  California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI over… Read More »California AG Rob Bonta opens an investigation into xAI over the proliferation of nonconsensual, sexualized images generated by Grok, and urges xAI to act (Politico)

Raphael Satter / Reuters: Elon Musk claims he’s “not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok” and that Grok’s operating principle is to “obey the laws of any given country”  —  California’s governor and attorney general said on… Read More »Elon Musk claims he’s “not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok” and that Grok’s operating principle is to “obey the laws of any given country” (Raphael Satter/Reuters)

Reuters: Elon Musk claims he was “not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok” and that Grok was programmed to comply with the laws of any given country  —  AI tool faces growing global scrutiny over the spread… Read More »Elon Musk claims he was “not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok” and that Grok was programmed to comply with the laws of any given country (Reuters)

Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch: Depthfirst, which provides AI-native tools for codebase scanning, credential exposure protection, and more, raised a $40M Series A led by Accel Partners  —  Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI in their attacks.  At the same time, cyber… Read More »Depthfirst, which provides AI-native tools for codebase scanning, credential exposure protection, and more, raised a $40M Series A led by Accel Partners (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch)