2026-08-14

Technology has promised to kill jobs for a century. Reality is more complicated

Each new wave of technology has sparked job-loss fears for different reasons. The initial shock wears off over time as jobs return in new forms [...]

2026-08-14

Pipeline for $165 Billion Oracle Data Center Delayed to Next Year

The Green Chile pipeline that would fuel Oracle’s Project Jupiter data centre in New Mexico has been pushed from 15 August to 1 February 2027, according to a filing by Energy Transfer’s Transwestern unit. The state land commissioner has twice refused the route, citing water use and emissions. The pipeline that would fuel Oracle’s largest […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-14

OpenAI CFO tells shareholders enterprise revenue has overtaken ChatGPT

OpenAI’s enterprise business now generates more revenue than its consumer business, finance chief Sarah Friar told shareholders on Friday, months earlier than the company had forecast. Its annualised run rate has reached $40bn, roughly double a year ago. OpenAI now makes more money from businesses than from ChatGPT subscribers. Finance chief Sarah Friar told shareholders […]<br /> This s [...]

2026-08-14

Kioxia, SanDisk show off the tiny chip which could go in world's first 1 PB SSD

SanDisk and Koxia have unveiled next-generation QLC 3D flash memory technology, said to increase bit density over the previous generation by 60% [...]

2026-08-14

'I hope people say I was a good and decent man,' Tim Cook on his post-Apple legacy — and why for him I don't think any other answer was possible

Tim Cook was asked about his legacy as CEO of Apple, and his answer was more revealing than you might think. [...]

2026-08-14

8 sports where the destination is the entire point of playing there

Surfing, skiing, scuba diving, mountain biking — the activities where one specific place in the world does it better than anywhere else, and why [...]

2026-08-14

The most popular cars in America so far in 2026

From the F-150's continued dominance to the Tesla Model Y as the only EV cracking the top ten, the bestselling vehicles in America through mid-2026 [...]

2026-08-14

10 European cities that are beautiful in September — and far less crowded than in summer

Still warm enough to swim, already quiet enough to actually enjoy — the specific European cities where the shoulder season genuinely outperforms July and August [...]

2026-08-14

The Next Big Influencer Is This 4-Foot-Tall Robot From China

The Unitree G1 has found online fame as a relatively affordable robot that can charm a crowd. But can it ever hold down a real job? [...]