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Between 7-16 August, an AI agent (Claude Opus 5) acted as a desk officer at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the fictional state Sordland, drafting every reply in a live diplomatic dispute, with a …

The AI boom is straining the U.S. energy grid, with data center power demand projected to double to 66 gigawatts by 2027, driving up costs and blackout risks. Experts propose solutions including micro…

Exelon CEO Calvin Butler warned that U.S. blackouts could begin as early as 2027 due to surging energy demand from AI data centers, which have pushed grid capacity to its limits. Nearly 400,000 Exelon…