Meta’s $200 billion Hyperion data centre in Louisiana is the most expensive private infrastructure project in American history

Meta is building the most expensive single piece of private infrastructure in American history. Hyperion, the company’s AI data centre campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, now carries a projected c [...]

Meta’s Hyperion data centre hit $50bn, and split a Louisiana town in two

Meta’s Hyperion data centre in rural Louisiana has ballooned from $10bn to more than $50bn in under two years. In a parish of 20,000 people, it has made some locals a fortune and priced others out o [...]

AI might undermine one of the better alternatives to the Kindle

Kobo, a Rakuten subsidiary that sells ebooks and ereaders, has built its name on being a more open and author-friendly version of Amazon Kindle. However, a recent change to the company's self-pub [...]

Zendesk CLO Shana Simmons: Empathy is the new superpower for AI leaders

Zendesk CLO Shana Simmons says AI success hinges on a privacy-first culture and governance. Empathy, character, and agency are the traits we’ll need in an AI-first world. [...]

AI receptionists seem like a dangerous idea after a patient revealed her doctor’s system could not understand her speech

A GP surgery in South Yorkshire has withdrawn an AI receptionist after a woman recovering from a stroke could not make it understand her and moved to another practice. The NHS Accessible Information S [...]

Nvidia Drive Hyperion platform passes key safety assessments for autonomous vehicles

Nvidia today announced that its autonomous vehicle (AV) platform, Nvidia Drive AGX Hyperion, has passed industry-safety assessments. [...]

A New Implant Aims to Rewire Stroke Patients’ Brains

Epia Neuro’s brain-computer interface will include a motorized glove to help stroke patients recover movement in their hand. [...]

Some Spotify video podcasts are coming to Netflix

Spotify is taking the video versions of some of its podcasts to another platform entirely: Netflix. Starting in the US in early 2026 (with more markets and shows to follow), Netflix will start offerin [...]

The Morning After: Elon Musk wants a $134 billion payout from OpenAI and Microsoft

Part of a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of abandoning its non-profit status claims Musk is owed anywhere from $79 billion to $134 billion in damages for the “wrongful gains” of OpenAI and Microsoft.< [...]