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xAI Rolls Out Data Center Dividend For Residents Around Memphis Colossus
xAI Rolls Out Data Center Dividend For Residents Around Memphis Colossus
xAI Memphis, Elon Musk's supercomputing and data center complex in the Memphis metro area - better known as Colossus - appears to be testing a version of the "data center dividend" for residents in the surrounding community.
The offer of Starlink service with no upfront hardware costs and a substantial monthly discount appears to be an attempt by xAI to turn local goodwill into political insulation, as AI data centers face growing scrutiny over soaring power demand, grid strain, and...
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Jun 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Indian Refiners Freeze Domestic Jet Fuel Prices
Indian Refiners Freeze Domestic Jet Fuel Prices
Indian refiners have frozen the price of jet fuel for domestic flights after airlines asked for a respite from fuel price hikes, Bloomberg has reported, adding that in April, jet fuel prices jumped by 8.6% in response to tighter supply.
In an additional concession to airlines, Indian fuel makers also reduced the price of jet fuel for international flights, the report also said, citing unnamed spokespeople from state-owned refiners.
Indian Oil Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp, and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. have hiked fuel prices four times...
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Jul 28, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Korea Barbeque'd: Kospi Crashes As Chip Stocks Tank, AI Token Index Spirals Lower
Korea Barbeque'd: Kospi Crashes As Chip Stocks Tank, AI Token Index Spirals Lower
South Korean stocks plunged on Tuesday as concerns over circular AI financing and China's expanding DUV lithography capabilities (read here) were top of mind among investors. Adding to the pressure, chipmakers may not have found a floor just yet because Silicon Data's LLM Token Expenditure Index continues to slide, suggesting that companies are shifting toward cheaper models, particularly open-source alternatives from China.
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The Kospi index follows a weak US session lower, falling as much as 10.7%...
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Jun 3, 2026 / Tyler Durden
House Passes Dem Resolution to Block U.S. Military Action Against Iran In Narrow Vote
House Passes Dem Resolution to Block U.S. Military Action Against Iran In Narrow Vote
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on June 3 directing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from armed hostilities with Iran, in a closely divided 215–208 vote.
Four Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the measure, which invokes the 1973 War Powers Resolution to require President Donald Trump to either end the operations or seek explicit congressional approval to continue them.
The resolution comes amid ongoing tensions in the region.
Although Washington and Tehran announced a ceasefire on April...
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