Spotify has launched its 2025 Wrapped experience, and it’s packed with new social features. Users can now join “clubs,” compete in a “Wrapped Party” mode, and see new data like top albums and audiobook genres. It’s a clear move to make your music taste a shared, competitive event.
Just when you thought polling couldn’t get any less reliable, AI enters the chat. Large language models can now convincingly impersonate human respondents, undetected, threatening the very foundation of public opinion research.
Macquarie Data Centres has topped out the structure for its new IC3 Super West data center in Sydney. The 47MW facility, costing AU$350 million in its first phase, is specifically designed for high-density AI workloads and will open in Q3 2026. It highlights the intense infrastructure demands of the
A chiller plant failure at a CyrusOne data center in Chicago brought CME Group’s Globex platform to a standstill. The outage, which began late on November 27, froze trading in key futures contracts for over half a day during Asian and European sessions.
Electricity prices are spiking after years of stagnation, and the coming AI data center boom is only part of the story. A conversation with a former utility commissioner reveals the deeper structural pressures on the grid that are hitting your wallet now.
Virginia’s utility regulator has created a new rate class specifically targeting data centers and other large energy users. These facilities will now face 14-year contracts with minimum demand charges, ensuring they cover infrastructure costs regardless of actual usage. The move comes alongside a $1
Netwise is expanding its London East data center facility by acquiring three additional units on the Datapoint Estate. The expansion adds 12,000 sq ft of space, bringing the total footprint to 38,000 sq ft. The company plans to eventually house around 500 racks across multiple data halls.
Data center developer Serverfarm is planning an enormous $8 billion campus in Clarksville, Arkansas. The project will span 135 acres and include six massive buildings, representing one of the largest data center investments in the state’s history.
Data centers will add significant electricity demand by 2030, but they’re far from the biggest driver. Non-heavy industries and electrification are creating much larger energy requirements globally.
Databricks is reportedly in discussions to raise new capital at a valuation exceeding $130 billion. This would represent a 30% increase from the company’s $100 billion valuation in August. The data intelligence firm recently acquired Neon for $1 billion as part of its AI strategy.
