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The Skim
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AMD crosses $1 trillion valuation as AI demand grows. AMD's market capitalization exceeding $1 trillion places it among a tiny group of companies, reflecting investor confidence in its AI-driven growth.
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Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse AI agent. Amazon's blockade prevents Meta's Muse AI agent from making purchases on its platform, limiting the agent's utility for users.
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Kodiak Gas Services to supply 76MW of behind-the-meter gas power to West Texas data center. Kodiak Gas will provide 76MW of behind-the-meter gas power to a West Texas data center, increasing reliable on-site generation.
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Google-backed battery storage pilot in Texas demonstrates how BESS can improve hourly carbon-free matching for data centers. A Google-backed pilot shows battery energy storage systems can raise hourly carbon-free energy matching for data centers, aiding sustainability goals.
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Introducing Grok 4.7 - xAI. xAI released Grok 4.7, updating its large language model series.
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European Commission Introduces Energy Use Rules for Data Centers - Impakter. The European Commission introduced new energy use rules for data centers to improve efficiency and reduce consumption.
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Googlebook brings premium intelligence to a lightweight ChromeOS-based laptop. Google's Googlebook laptops bring Gemini AI assistant to a lightweight ChromeOS device, aiming to drive adoption of its AI software.
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Oman’s O-Green targets 200MW of data center capacity by 2028. O-Green plans to build 200MW of data center capacity in Oman and Europe by 2028, powered by low-cost renewable energy.
02 — WHERE THE ACTION SITS
The 5 Layers
Energy01
Kodiak Gas will provide 76MW of behind-the-meter gas power to a West Texas data center, increasing reliable on-site generation.
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Data Center Dynamics · Google News
A Google-backed pilot shows battery energy storage systems can raise hourly carbon-free energy matching for data centers, aiding sustainability goals.
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Data Center Dynamics · Google News
The European Commission introduced new energy use rules for data centers to improve efficiency and reduce consumption.
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Google News
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Chips02
AMD's market capitalization exceeding $1 trillion places it among a tiny group of companies, reflecting investor confidence in its AI-driven growth.
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Google News
AMD's Ryzen 5 5500F and 7500 CPUs are selling above list price, indicating stronger-than-expected demand or constrained supply.
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Tom's Hardware
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Data Centers03
O-Green plans to build 200MW of data center capacity in Oman and Europe by 2028, powered by low-cost renewable energy.
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Data Center Dynamics · Google News
Grid constraints in Amsterdam are pushing new Dutch data center capacity to Rotterdam and other regions with available grid connections.
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Data Center Knowledge · Google News
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Models04
xAI released Grok 4.7, updating its large language model series.
Launch
Google News
RetroChimera is a predictive model that accelerates chemical synthesis prediction, helping researchers explore more molecules.
Research
Microsoft Research
The author argues that AI inference must become a commoditized service to enable widespread adoption, contrary to the belief that commoditization shrinks markets.
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SiliconANGLE · Google News
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Applications05
Amazon's blockade prevents Meta's Muse AI agent from making purchases on its platform, limiting the agent's utility for users.
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The Verge AI · The Decoder · Google News
Google's Googlebook laptops bring Gemini AI assistant to a lightweight ChromeOS device, aiming to drive adoption of its AI software.
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President Trump dismissed calls to slow AI development and announced a new "AI Force" initiative.
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Ars Technica AI
03 — TO USE · TO WATCH
Tools & Horizon
Tools you can use today
- Introducing Grok 4.7 - xAI Models — xAI released Grok 4.7, updating its large language model series.
- Googlebook brings premium intelligence to a lightweight ChromeOS-based laptop Applications — Google's Googlebook laptops bring Gemini AI assistant to a lightweight ChromeOS device, aiming to drive adoption of its AI software.
- Jev Applications — Jev appeared on Product Hunt as a new AI-related product.
On the horizon
- Why AI inference must become a commodity — The author argues that AI inference must become a commoditized service to enable widespread adoption, contrary to the belief that commoditization shrinks markets.
- Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — Benchmark partners shared views on where the next breakout startup might emerge at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
- AI Security Is an Engineering Problem — How to Solve It at Every Layer of the Agent Stack — Framing AI security as an engineering challenge, the post calls for defined requirements, controls, and faster sharing of defensive tools.
- The current balance of power in open models — The essay examines how control over open AI models is shifting as model capabilities concentrate power among those who own the underlying chips.
- Frontier Overhangs — Frontier labs may benefit from pacing model advances to reduce overhangs caused by rapid development.
04 — THE WIRE · LATEST FIRST
Headlines
15:47zNuclear Fuel Player Centrus Soars on AI Power Hopes - TipRanksPower / gigawatt / SMR (Google News)
15:45zEuropean Commission Introduces Energy Use Rules for Data Centers - ImpakterAI energy / power / nuclear (Google News)
15:42zAMD beats Intel to the trillion-dollar club as stock price soars — firm joins Nvidia, Broadcom, and SK hynix for companies worth over $1 trillionTom's Hardware
15:40zAMD crosses $1 trillion valuation as AI demand grows - grafa.comAI markets — IPO/funding/earnings (Google News)
15:33zAccenture (ACN) Partners with Anthropic to Enhance AI Evaluation and Safety - GuruFocusAnthropic (Google News)
15:33zEU proposes A-to-G energy labels for data centers as AI power demand climbs - CryptopolitanPower / gigawatt / SMR (Google News)
15:31zMeta AI agent ‘Muse’ triggers massive tech rally as chips and Wall Street soar - Investing.comMeta AI / Llama (Google News)
15:30zSteve Eisman Says AI CEOs Are Faking the ‘Doomsday Crisis’ — Anthropic May Be Speeding Up Anyway - BenzingaAnthropic (Google News)
15:30zBroadcom’s AI Opportunity Is Bigger Than Its Stock Price Suggests - 24/7 Wall St.AI chips / TSMC / AMD (Google News)