Eric Jang / Evjang.com:
A look at the state of AI agents, the evolution of thinking models, the staggering need for inference compute in the coming years, automated research, and more  —  — Dr. Vannevar Bush, As We May Think, 1945  —  If we consider life to be a sort of open-ended MMO, the game server has just received a major update.

Molly Taft / Wired:
New York lawmakers propose a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on data center development, making NY at least the sixth state to introduce such legislation  —  Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices.

Emily Herbert / Financial Times:
US tech stocks and bitcoin rally after three days of selling; Nasdaq Composite closed up 2.18%, Broadcom 7.22%, Strategy 26.11%, and bitcoin rebounded to ~$70K  —  Nasdaq climbs after sell-off fuelled by worries over vast AI spending  —  US technology stocks and bitcoin rallied strongly …

Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Trump Mobile execs showcase the T1 Phone's new design and specs, and say the phones go through “final assembly” in Miami and full assembly in the US is a “goal”  —  I spoke to two Trump Mobile executives for an exclusive first look at what they say is the T1 Phone.

Wall Street Journal:
Palmer Luckey's Erebor becomes the first newly created bank to receive a national charter under the second Trump administration, launching with $635M in capital  —  Erebor founder Palmer Luckey was one of the tech industry's early Trump supporters and is known for his penchant for Hawaiian shirts