Today's headlines are dominated by AI's massive electricity appetite and who'll pay for it, alongside market jitters over AI investments, new open-source model releases from Mistral, a $5.6 billion Binance hack, and reports of Patrick Stewart's death.

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AI’s real bottleneck is electricity. Who will pay for it? | Technology | Al Jazeera

Big Tech's nuclear power deals are raising urgent questions about who will bear the cost of AI's rapidly growing electricity demands.

Big Tech’s nuclear power deals raise urgent questions about who will bear the cost of AI’s growing energy demands.

AI isn't just extracting more fossil fuels—it's unlocking renewable energy too

A New Mexico geothermal project used AI to cut surface infrastructure costs by 75 percent and speed up drilling by 35 percent, demonstrating AI's potential to unlock renewable energy.

A New Mexico geothermal project used AI to reduce surface infrastructure costs by 75 percent and speed up drilling by 35 percent.

Put AI to work on America’s electric bill

An op-ed by Abundance Institute's Taylor Barkley argues AI can help lower Americans' electricity bills and calls for energy permitting reform.

Taylor Barkley is the director of Federal Government Affairs and Policy Advisor at the Abundance Institute. ... Tags American families Artificial Intelligence (AI) electricity bills Electricity Demand energy permitting reform energy policy Iran Martin Heinrich Midcontinent Independent System ...

Senate President Ferguson Announces Leadership, Committee Changes Ahead of 2027 Session – Conduit Street

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson announced a slate of leadership and committee changes ahead of the 2027 General Assembly session.

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson announced a slate of leadership and committee changes ahead of the 2027 General Assembly session. Senator Brian

Indonesia's national data center hosts 69 low-risk government applications | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said the National Data Center hosts 69 government applications and serves more than 490 government institutions as of September 2026.

MLex Summary: Indonesia's National Data Center had 69 government applications operating on its systems as of September 2026, with more than 490 government institutions using its services, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said Thursday. The center is currently operating applications ...

The Governance Challenge of the Energy Transition | Earth.Org

An Earth.Org analysis argues the next phase of the energy transition will test whether institutions can convert progress into reliable supply and affordable bills.

The next phase of the energy transition will test whether institutions can turn that progress into reliable supply and affordable bills.

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The Taj Mahal was constructed between 1632 and 1653 using 20,000 workers and materials brought from across Asia.

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🟠 Hacker News

1.	🔒 Patrick Stewart has died (nytimes.com) 3072 points · 654 comments
2.	We're releasing the weights of Mistral Large 4 (mistral.ai) 1538 points · 404 comments
3.	Binance-hacker-1029 – $5.6B stolen from Binance (arkm.com) 1480 points · 954 comments

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