Why Forcing Data Centers to Generate Their Own Power Won’t Lower Utility Bills

A UK official who attended the last round of US-Iran talks assessed that a deal was possible. Within hours of the talks ending, the US and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran that started a region-wide war.  Sources speaking with the Guardian said Jonathan Powell, the UK National Security Adviser, attended the talks held […]

Matt Taibbi: Epstein Files Are "Uniquely Destructive" To Both Political Parties Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance This week I interviewed Matt Taibbi at a moment when, as he put it, “this is a pretty weird time.” He had just learned that his outlet, Racket News, had been investigated by the British government using what he described as “human intelligence sources and all kinds of crazy stuff.” “It’s been pretty weird,” he told me. What struck him most was how normalized this kind of pressure has become. Governments, he said, now routinely “hire...

Trump Extends Ceasefire By 3-5 Days After Iran Attacks Third Ship In Hormuz Chokepoint Summary At least two fully laden Iranian tankers slip past US naval blockade, amid reports of more going dark: BBG Trump extends ceasefire by 3-5 days, per White House statement to Fox. IRGC seized the MSC Francesca and a Greek-owned ship named Euphoria, which had been attempting to transit the Hormuz chokepoint earlier today. Within hours, a third ship comes under fire by the IRGC. Senior Iranian adviser says the US naval blockade is "no different than bombing" and must be met "with...