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OpenAI Agrees to Use Computer Chips From AMD
Weeks after a $100 billion agreement to use computer chips from Nvidia, OpenAI has signed a similar deal with a rival chipmaker. Kaynak: NY Times
Hacks at Marks & Spencer, Jaguar Land Rover and Co-op Disrupt UK Daily Life
Jaguar Land Rover is the third big British brand to have its operations severely affected by a breach this year. Kaynak: NY Times
U.S. v. Google: What Each Side Argued for Fixing Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly
The Justice Department and Google wrapped up a two-week hearing that could have a major effect on online advertising. Kaynak: NY Times
How Elon Musk Is Bringing Sexy A.I. Chatbots to the Mainstream
In July, the billionaire’s A.I. company introduced two sexually explicit chatbots, pushing a new version of intimacy. Kaynak: NY Times
Can Cory Doctorow’s Book ‘Enshittification’ Change the Tech Debate?
Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse. Kaynak: NY Times
DOE yanks funding from over 200 energy projects
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) on Oct. 1 announced the termination of 321 financial awards supporting 223 projects for a total of $7.56 billion. DOE said it determined these projects “did not adequately advance the nation’s energy needs, were not economically viable and would not provide a positive return on investment of taxpayer dollars.”… […]
Solar for All beneficiaries sue EPA for terminating program
On Oct. 6, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), Lawyers for Good Government and others filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island on behalf of beneficiaries of the Solar for All program to restore the program that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sought to terminate in… […]
MLB minor league team replaces aging solar system with new American polysilicon panels
The Great Lakes Loons, the minor league baseball team supporting the Los Angeles Dodgers, has replaced an existing 20-year-old solar system at the Dow Diamond stadium in Midland, Michigan, with brand new panels from JinkoSolar. The Jinko panels use polysilicon from nearby Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC). “Solar panels at Dow Diamond isn’t a new concept for… […]
Bowman acquires solar modeling company Sierra Overhead Analytics
Bowman Consulting Group, a national engineering services and project management firm, has acquired the assets of California-based Sierra Overhead Analytics (SOA) and its technology affiliate ORCaS. SOA is an engineering firm providing technology-centric civil design, precision mapping and hydrology services to a wide range of energy and general infrastructure customers. ORCaS provides proprietary tools for… […]
The Solar Policy Scoop: October 2025
Arizona governor signs executive order in support of solar development Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order in September establishing the state’s commitment to renewable energy growth in the face of unprecedented federal backlash. The order establishes a task force to facilitate large-scale energy growth and speed permitting to address rapidly increasing… […]
