In the sprawl north of Dallas, where data centres are multiplying and the Texas grid groans under record demand, Energy Vault has placed a new bet on battery storage, and on the idea that the companies powering AI’s insatiable appetite for electricity will need far more of it, far faster. The California-based energy storage company […]

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David Gewirtz / ZDNET:
Anthropic announces an “auto mode” that enables Claude Code to make permission-level decisions while preventing destructive actions like mass file deletion  —  ZDNET's key takeaways  — Claude's auto mode reduces permission prompts for developers.

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
OpenAI revamps ChatGPT's shopping experience by letting users upload images or describe items and include criteria like their budget  —  OpenAI is rolling out a new shopping experience within ChatGPT to make it easier for users to find and compare products, after its Instant Checkout feature failed to take off.

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