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America's power grid wasn't ready for AI, and we're all going to feel itTech

America's power grid wasn't ready for AI, and we're all going to feel it

AI data centers are consuming electricity so fast that America's aging power grid can't keep up. Grid operators saw load growth hit 4% last year - roughly four times the historical norm - and the regulatory system is nowhere near ready for it.

·2 min read
Toronto just opened a massive underground rail line and honestly we're a little jealousCulture

Toronto just opened a massive underground rail line and honestly we're a little jealous

Toronto's Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown has finally opened, bringing 25 stations and 19 kilometres of new rail to the city - making it one of the largest underground transit projects completed in North America in decades.

·2 min read