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NextEra Dominion merger creates $67 billion power giant as AI boom drives unprecedented energy demand

NextEra Energy is acquiring Dominion Energy in a $67 billion all-stock deal that would create the world's largest regulated electric utility by market value. The power deal targets surging AI power demand from data centers, particularly in Virginia's Data Center Alley, but faces regulatory scrutiny over concerns about electricity bills and market concentration.

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NextEra Dominion merger creates $67 billion power giant as AI boom drives unprecedented energy demand

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Nvidia concedes China market to Huawei as export restrictions reshape AI chip landscape

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledges the company has largely conceded China's AI chip market to Huawei amid ongoing U.S. export restrictions. Despite this retreat, Nvidia reported record Q1 revenue of $81.6 billion, an 85% year-over-year increase driven by the AI boom. Huang maintains that his $200 billion CPU market forecast still includes China, signaling long-term optimism even as the company's market share in the region has evaporated.

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Nvidia concedes China market to Huawei as export restrictions reshape AI chip landscape

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States challenge utility profits as AI boom drives electric bills higher across six states

The AI boom is fueling a clash between state officials and utilities over soaring electric bills. Governors and attorneys general in six states are blocking rate increases as utility profits surged from $39 billion in 2021 to over $52 billion in 2024. Critics blame AI data centers' voracious energy demands for driving up costs while utilities defend investment returns as essential for grid reliability.

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States challenge utility profits as AI boom drives electric bills higher across six states

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AI data centers trigger 76% electricity price spike as federal watchdog demands tech giants pay

Wholesale electricity prices in the largest US region jumped 76% due to AI data centers, affecting 67 million people. A federal watchdog now demands tech companies pay for their own power infrastructure to prevent further cost-shifting to households. The price surge—from $77.78 to $136.53 per megawatt-hour—could worsen unless data center load growth is addressed before June 2026.

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AI data centers trigger 76% electricity price spike as federal watchdog demands tech giants pay

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Imec revives camera tech to break AI memory wall with 3D CCD architecture

Belgian research hub imec has unveiled the first 3D implementation of charge-coupled device memory architecture, combining NAND and DRAM technologies. The hybrid design addresses AI computing's memory wall by stacking memory cells vertically and using IGZO instead of silicon, promising improved speed, density, and unlimited endurance for AI workloads.

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Imec revives camera tech to break AI memory wall with 3D CCD architecture

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Anthropic warns US has until 2028 to secure AI dominance over China or risk authoritarian control

AI developer Anthropic issued a stark warning that the US must tighten chip export controls and model access restrictions before 2028 to maintain its lead in the US-China AI race. The company paints two scenarios: one where democracies set AI norms, another where authoritarian regimes shape global AI governance through surveillance and censorship technologies.

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Anthropic warns US has until 2028 to secure AI dominance over China or risk authoritarian control

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Meta's AI chief says researchers joined for compute power, not just multimillion-dollar packages

Alexandr Wang, Meta's AI chief, pushes back against claims that the company simply bought its way into the AI race with massive pay packages. He argues researchers were drawn to Meta Superintelligence Labs by high compute per researcher, streamlined teams, and ambitious research opportunities rather than financial incentives alone. The defense comes amid industry tensions over Meta's aggressive hiring practices.

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Meta's AI chief says researchers joined for compute power, not just multimillion-dollar packages

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Applied Materials raises outlook to 30% growth as chipmakers race to expand AI production capacity

Applied Materials has significantly upgraded its 2026 sales forecast, now expecting semiconductor equipment business to grow over 30% this year, up from a prior 20% projection. The chipmaking equipment giant beat Wall Street expectations with $7.91 billion in Q2 revenue and issued strong Q3 guidance, signaling that AI chipmakers are finally committing substantial capital to expand production capacity after initial hesitation.

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Applied Materials raises outlook to 30% growth as chipmakers race to expand AI production capacity

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OpenAI Codex arrives on ChatGPT mobile app to let developers manage coding tasks remotely

OpenAI rolled out Codex access through the ChatGPT mobile app for iOS and Android, enabling developers to remotely control coding sessions running on their computers. The move comes as OpenAI intensifies competition with Anthropic's Claude Code, with over four million developers now using Codex weekly. Users can review outputs, approve commands, and manage workflows from their phones while files stay secure on their desktop machines.

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OpenAI Codex arrives on ChatGPT mobile app to let developers manage coding tasks remotely

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's Foundation Donates $108M in CoreWeave AI Compute to Researchers

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's foundation has purchased $108.3 million in AI computing capacity from CoreWeave and plans to donate it to universities and nonprofit research institutes. The donation will support science and artificial intelligence research, though it raises questions about NVIDIA's financial ties with CoreWeave amid ongoing investor scrutiny over potential circular financing.

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's Foundation Donates $108M in CoreWeave AI Compute to Researchers

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Recursive Superintelligence raises $650M to build AI systems that autonomously improve themselves

Recursive Superintelligence emerged from stealth with $650 million in funding at a $4.65 billion valuation. Founded by Richard Socher and AI leaders from Meta, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI, the startup aims to create self-improving AI that autonomously identifies its own weaknesses and redesigns itself without human involvement—a long-held goal in AI research.

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Recursive Superintelligence raises $650M to build AI systems that autonomously improve themselves

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Anthropic splits Claude billing into separate pools as AI agents strain subscription model

Anthropic is overhauling how Claude subscriptions handle AI agents, introducing dedicated monthly credits for programmatic usage starting June 15. Pro subscribers get $20 in credits for tools like OpenClaw, while the change signals the end of unlimited AI agent usage. The shift comes as autonomous agents consume far more tokens than human users, forcing the industry to rethink flat-rate pricing.

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Anthropic splits Claude billing into separate pools as AI agents strain subscription model

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TSMC raises semiconductor market forecast to $1.5 trillion by 2030 as AI demand surges

TSMC now expects the global semiconductor market to exceed $1.5 trillion by 2030, up from a previous $1 trillion estimate. The world's largest contract chipmaker attributes this 50% upward revision to surging AI silicon demand, with AI and high-performance computing projected to account for 55% of the market. The company is accelerating capacity expansion with nine new wafer fabs planned for 2026.

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TSMC raises semiconductor market forecast to $1.5 trillion by 2030 as AI demand surges

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Nebius raises capex guidance to $25B as AI infrastructure demand surges through 2027

Nebius has increased its annual capital expenditure guidance to $20-25 billion, up from $16-20 billion, as the company accelerates investments to meet surging demand for AI infrastructure. The company's quarterly capex jumped to $2.5 billion, driven by GPU procurement and data center expansion, while CEO Arkady Volozh noted multiple customers are competing for every GPU brought online.

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Nebius raises capex guidance to $25B as AI infrastructure demand surges through 2027

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NVIDIA Partners with Ineffable Intelligence to Build Next-Gen Reinforcement Learning Infrastructure

NVIDIA has announced an engineering-level collaboration with Ineffable Intelligence, the London-based AI startup founded by AlphaGo architect David Silver. Together, they're building reinforcement learning infrastructure that enables AI systems to discover new knowledge through trial and error, rather than just learning from existing human data. The partnership will leverage NVIDIA's Grace Blackwell platform and upcoming Vera Rubin system.

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NVIDIA Partners with Ineffable Intelligence to Build Next-Gen Reinforcement Learning Infrastructure

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