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How AI labs are deploying on-site gas generators for power as the US electric grid struggles to keep pace with the growing demands of AI infrastructure (SemiAnalysis)

SemiAnalysis:
How AI labs are deploying on-site gas generators for power as the US electric grid struggles to keep pace with the growing demands of AI infrastructure  —  Bring Your Own Generation, Sayonara Electric Grid, Turbines vs. Recips. vs. Fuel Cells, Why Not Build More CCGTs?, Onsite Power TCO

Elon Musk says Neuralink plans to start "high-volume production" of brain-computer interface devices and move to an almost automated surgical procedure in 2026 (Reuters)

Reuters:
Elon Musk says Neuralink plans to start “high-volume production” of brain-computer interface devices and move to an almost automated surgical procedure in 2026  —  Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink will start “high-volume production” of brain-computer interface devices …

Adam Mosseri details trends shaping Instagram and says it'll be more practical to authenticate real media than label AI, as AI gets better at imitating reality (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Adam Mosseri details trends shaping Instagram and says it'll be more practical to authenticate real media than label AI, as AI gets better at imitating reality  —  Adam Mosseri says creators should prioritize “unflattering” images to prove they are real.  —  It's no secret that AI-generated …

The FBI says fraudsters bilked Americans out of $333.5M via bitcoin ATM scams from January through November 2025, up from roughly $250M in 2024 (Lucien Bruggeman/ABC News)

Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
The FBI says fraudsters bilked Americans out of $333.5M via bitcoin ATM scams from January through November 2025, up from roughly $250M in 2024  —  The kiosks allow users to send cash to a digital wallet anywhere in the world.  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation said fraudsters …

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of "infinite synthetic content" means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, and the old, more personal Instagram feed that he says has been "dead" for years. Last year, The Verge's Sarah Jeong wrote […]