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TechCrunch 1 month ago 4
SpaceX confirmed that a secret foundry it is building in Bastrop, Texas will cast gas-turbine blades and vanes to speed up AI data-center power delivery. It aims to accelerate turbine production by up to 18 months. As a result, faster rollout of gas turbines comes alongside renewed pollution and health lawsuits and studies tied to turbine emissions.
SiliconANGLE 1 month ago 3
The article argues that most AI startups prioritize speed to ship and learn, building on existing tools rather than optimizing infrastructure until later growth pressures appear. It says infrastructure constraints often become unavoidable by Series A. It recommends preserving architectural optionality—avoiding deep proprietary vendor lock-in and planning for portability—so later cost, latency, and edge/edge-like deployment demands can be met without starting over.
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20 October 2026
Today’s AI story isn’t just about better models—it’s about who gets to run them, where, and at what cost. The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security ordered DeepSeek’s AI technology removed from all U.S. federal civilian agencies, citing “multiple threat vectors” and directing agencies to delete DeepSeek-affiliated products and stop buying its services. That federal clampdown echoes closer-to-the-ground moves: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, after banning AI use in elementary and middle schools, argued that deployment isn’t inevitable and that local pressure should force accountability rather than wait for federal policy gaps to close.
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