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U.S. govt says Musk's gas turbine generators for xAI aren’t exempt from permits — EPA ruling closes local loophole that allowed Musk to get power from temporary on-site power generators

The U.S. EPA now requires permits to operate gas turbine generators, even temporary ones, closing loopholes in some local ordinances that waived this requirement for deployments that lasted for less than 364 days.

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Fear that quantum computing is on the cusp of cracking cryptocurrency's encryption spurs a global investment firm to remove Bitcoin from recommendations

Jefferies Global Head of Equity Strategy Christopher Wood said that quantum computing could break Bitcoin sooner rather than later, and that the debate between crypto developers and quantum computing will only be a "long-term positive for gold."

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U.S. slashes Taiwan tariffs in new semiconductor trade deal — Washington to reduce tariffs to 15% in exchange for $500 billion stateside manufacturing investment

The U.S. and Taiwan trade deal will reduce tariffs to 15% from 20%. It will also pour $250 billion in direct investments in U.S. chip manufacturing, as well as another $250 billion in credit guarantees to Taiwanese tech companies

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Shareholders sue Oracle over misleading statements related to $300 billion OpenAI data center build-out — disgruntled plaintiffs say the company lied about how much money it needed to borrow

A group of investors have filed a class action lawsuit against Oracle, contending that it made misleading statements during its initial $18 billion bond drive, resulting in potential losses of $1.3 billion.

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Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia AI chip from China

Chinese customs officers were allegedly told to disallow the entry of Nvidia H200 chips, effectively banning the entry of these AI processors into the country. The command comes as other sources say that Beijing will only allow the import of these AI GPUs for 'special circumstances.'

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Beijing reportedly limiting H200 purchases to those with ‘special circumstances’ — sources suggest only university R&D labs can acquire Nvidia GPUs in China

After weeks of deliberation, sources suggest that China will only allow companies to purchase H200 GPUs for "special circumstances," although Beijing has yet to define exactly what that means.

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Microsoft to overhaul AI data center building with community-first approach — says it will 'be a good neighbor' to communities, cover energy cost increases, and replenish water

Microsoft's five-point plan focuses on electricity use, water consumption, building local jobs and training people, investing in local infrastructure, and the long-term skills development of the community surrounding its AI data centers.

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Trump says that AI tech companies need to ‘pay their own way’ when it comes to their electricity consumption — says major changes are coming to ensure Americans don't 'pick up the tab' for data centers

The U.S. President says that his team will work with various AI tech companies, starting with Microsoft, to ensure that their power demands will stop affecting the power prices that ordinary Americans pay for.

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