Inside the Army’s $10 Million Stryker Combat Vehicle
The Stryker armored vehicle is a workhorse for the Army, with over 3,000 in service. The Dragoon variant packs a 30mm autocannon and costs a cool $10 million fully loaded.
Category: Data
A 150MW Data Center Campus is Coming to Baltimore County
A 150MW data center campus has been proposed for a 42-acre site in Baltimore County’s Woodlawn area. Construction is slated to begin in mid-2026, but details are sparse and local officials are demanding transparency.
IBM’s $11 Billion Bet on Real-Time Data for AI
IBM is making a massive $11 billion play for the future of enterprise AI infrastructure by acquiring Confluent, the commercial platform for Apache Kafka. This move fills a critical gap in IBM’s stack, aiming to make real-time data flow as fundamental as databases once were. It’s a direct challenge t
Can Hiding Angry Posts Actually Make People Nicer?
A new study used a custom tool to rerank Twitter/X feeds in real time, lowering the visibility of polarizing posts. The result? People’s emotions and views of political opponents softened, all without removing a single post.
Saudi AI Firm Humain Bets Big on a Former IBM Factory in New York
Saudi Arabia’s Humain is making a major move into the US AI infrastructure race. The state-backed venture is partnering with Global AI to deploy in a 32MW, liquid-cooled facility in Endicott, New York, with plans to eventually scale to 100MW. This is the first step in Humain’s decade-long goal to de
French startup ReSoil raises €4 million to pay farmers for soil carbon
ReSoil, a French AgriTech startup, has raised €4 million to expand its digital carbon-management platform. The company finances farmers’ transition to regenerative practices, already monitoring over 100,000 hectares.
AI’s Energy Use Is Bad, But Your Netflix Habit Is Worse
We’re all worried about AI’s massive electricity appetite, but it turns out everyday digital activities are bigger energy hogs. The solution isn’t using tech less, but powering it with renewables.
Norwegian Firm Buys Massive 300MW Data Center Site in Finland
ASP DC, a Norwegian data center developer, has agreed to buy the CompassForge Real Estate I project in Pori, Finland. The site has potential for up to 400MW of capacity, with the first 150MW phase slated to begin operations in early 2027.
The US Leads on AI, But Europe Wins at Digital Life
Surfshark’s 2025 Digital Quality of Life Index reveals a stark East-West divide. The US is #1 in AI readiness and infrastructure, but European nations dominate the top ten for overall digital wellbeing, highlighting a gap between innovation and citizen experience.
London Council Data Breach Confirmed, Three Boroughs Still Reeling
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has confirmed that last week’s cyber incident was a data breach, with attackers copying information from its systems. The breach is part of a wider outage affecting two other London councils, with recovery expected to take at least two more weeks.