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  1. Elon Musk's xAI wants to build a power plant in Mississippi. Regulators plan a key meeting on Election Day

    The NAACP has accused Mississippi regulators of rushing a meeting to approve xAI plans for a massive, methane-burning power plant in Southaven.

  2. Top permitting-reform Republican, Democratic senators meeting as talks thaw: API chief

    Speeding up the federal permitting process is a top priority for the energy and tech industries.

  3. Bluesky CEO Jay Graber stepping back, former WordPress parent chief Toni Schneider named interim boss

    Bluesky was born out of Twitter by Jack Dorsey in 2019 and rose to popularity as an alternative to X after Elon Musk's acquisition.

  4. Oracle is building yesterday’s data centers with tomorrow’s debt

    The OpenAI deal fallout exposes the fundamental danger of being the most leveraged player in a market where the chip cycle moves faster than the concrete dries.

  5. Anthropic was the Pentagon's choice for AI. Now it's banned and experts are worried

    Anthropic's partnerships with Amazon and Palantir helped it make inroads into the DOD, and its blacklisting is concerning to many industry experts.

  6. OpenAI to buy cybersecurity startup Promptfoo to better safeguard AI agents

    Promptfoo's team will join Sam Altman-led OpenAI, and its technology will be integrated into the Frontier platform for AI agents.

  7. Anthropic sues Trump administration over Pentagon blacklist

    The lawsuit says Anthropic is being harmed "irreparably" and could lose hundreds of millions of dollars.

  8. Prediction markets face questions on Iran war bets, from regime change to nuclear detonation

    Prediction markets are facing backlash over bets related to war, with Polymarket recently archiving some predictions on nuclear detonation.

  9. Amazon's Zoox expands robotaxi testing to Phoenix and Dallas

    Zoox will start by deploying a fleet of retrofitted Toyota Highlander SUVs, before rolling out its toaster-shaped robotaxis for testing.

  10. Microsoft adds higher-priced Office tier with Copilot as it tries to juice sales with AI

    Microsoft 365 E7 comes with Copilot, as well as identity, management and security features that might make more businesses adopt AI.

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