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'Clearly, People Hate Data Centers': Altman Concedes the Backlash
Seven in ten Americans oppose one being built near them. At least 48 projects worth $156bn have already been blocked or stalled.
Jellyfish Have Shut Down Half of France's Biggest Nuclear Plant
Four of the six units at Gravelines are offline. The same thing happened last August, and the swarms are getting more frequent.
Plug-In Solar Panels Reach UK High Streets After a Quiet Rule Change
A one-panel kit costs £699 and needs no electrician. The government is betting that cheap, imperfect solar beats no solar at all.
Ohio Gets the 'World's Largest Data Centre', and Isn't Sure How to Feel
OpenAI, Nvidia and Japanese investors will spend $500bn on 8GW of compute in the Appalachian foothills. Locally, the mood is mixed.
Unpaid Energy Bills Have Reached £6bn, and Everyone Else Is Covering It
Bills rise 4% in October and a forecast 9% more in January. Households in debt without a plan owe more than a typical annual bill.
Britain's Energy Bills Are Staying High, and Nobody Will Say Why
Bills hit a three-year high per unit. The forecasts show them barely moving by 2030 — and the regulator still refuses to publish a medium-term projection.
The AI Gold Rush Is Pulling Miners Away From Bitcoin for Good
Riot signed a $9bn, 20-year compute deal with Anthropic. Once the warehouses switch, the change is expensive to undo.
The Free EU Database That Tells You If an Appliance Is Actually Green
More than half of green claims are vague, misleading or unfounded. Two million products are already registered with the real numbers.
Drill, Burnham, Drill? The Oil Basin That Became a Totem
North Sea oil once drove the British economy. What remains is dwindling, expensive — and politically impossible to discuss calmly.
First Dedicated Nuclear-Powered Mining Site Goes Live in Pennsylvania
A 280MW operation has begun drawing power directly from Talen Energy's Susquehanna nuclear plant. The pilot is the first of its kind in the United States to use a behind-the-meter structure.