OpenCode confirms breach that ran up charges on users' linked AI accounts
The AI coding tool's Console was hit, and some users report bills of hundreds of dollars. Anyone who stored API keys there should review them and their spending limits.
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- Anthropic, Google and OpenAI reportedly preparing new AI models, The Information says
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- How AI data centers use water, and what Ohio records showOhio
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Data CentersOhio
Data centers become a flashpoint in Ohio's Senate race between Husted and Brown
Sherrod Brown is running against Sen. Jon Husted on data centers, and 21 local ballot measures will test the issue. Several claims remain unverified.
StartupsBay Area
OpenAI acquires San Francisco-founded Orchestra Bio for drug-development agents
The deal brings a San Francisco-founded startup's AI agents, which track studies and flag delays, into OpenAI's life-sciences push. Terms and product timing were not disclosed.
Big Tech & Labs
Microsoft says AI agents can be insider threats, adds Guardian Agents
Microsoft's security chief says frontier AI models cannot be trusted because they are unpredictable. The company is now treating the agents inside firms as potential insider risks.
AI Explained
How AI data centers use so much electricity, and why it matters
AI racks draw far more power than traditional server racks, and the IEA says hyperscale AI data centers can exceed 100 megawatts.
AI ExplainedOhio
How do AI data centers use so much power?
AI racks can draw far more power than traditional server racks. Here is what three sources say, and what they leave out about Ohio.
Data Centers
Microsoft exits Nscale UK data centre deal as grid delays are reported
Microsoft confirmed it has pulled out of a UK AI data centre deal with Nscale. Reports point to power delays, but Microsoft has not given a reason.
Startups
Tenstorrent raises $1.5B Series E at a $6.2B valuation
The AI chip startup, which TechTarget's headline casts as a challenger to Nvidia, closed a round led by Trace Capital and Innovation X. It follows a 2024 Series D at a $2 billion pre-money valuation.
AI ExplainedBay Area
What is a Series B round, and what does a $1 billion valuation mean?
A Series B is a priced funding round that usually follows a Series A. Here is how it works and what the $1 billion 'unicorn' label does and doesn't tell you.