Hacker stole £700,000 from U.K. energy company by redirecting payment
The U.K. energy company said a redirected payment meant for a contractor instead landed in a hacker’s bank account.
Energy
Bluetti’s Sora 500 solar panel is incredibly powerful for its size
We don’t review many solar panels at The Verge, but the tech inside Bluetti’s incredibly portable Sora 500 panel makes it worth a deeper look. The new N-Type panels made by Bluetti and others give you more bang for the buck, pound, and square inch. That’s a big deal for vanlifers like me who depend […]
The latest in data centers, AI, and energy
Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment. From audacious plans to launch data centers into […]
‘Work from home,’ encourages the world’s energy watchdog
Many organizations have called employees back to offices following Covid-related lockdowns, but the Iran war and ensuing energy crisis may quickly see workers returning to work from home. The International Energy Agency (IEA) – an energy watchdog established to help safeguard global power supplies following the 1970s oil crisis – is pushing for governments, businesses, […]
The best AI investment might be in energy tech
Power has become one of the biggest bottlenecks in rolling out new AI data centers. That’s creating an opening for investors.
Tesla becomes a utility in the UK, setting up showdown with Octopus Energy
The new Tesla Energy Ventures division was approved by Ofgem to sell electricity directly to customers.
How the spiraling Iran conflict could affect data centers and electricity costs
Soon after the Trump administration launched its war on Iran, I called up Reed Blakemore, director of research and programs at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, to talk about the consequences. While oil and gas prices were already on the rise, there was still more hope then that the impact of the conflict might […]
Bill Gates’ nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor
Bill Gates-founded nuclear energy startup TerraPower has been granted approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a next-generation reactor in Wyoming. This is the first commercial-scale, advanced nuclear power plant to ever receive the federal permit, according to the press release, and will be the first commercial reactor constructed in the US in almost […]
Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers
Leaders from Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenAI, Amazon, and xAI met with President Donald Trump today to sign a “rate payer protection pledge.” It’s one way they’re responding to growing bipartisan concerns about electricity rates rising as tech companies and the Trump administration rush to build out a new generation of AI data centers. “[Tech […]
What Trump’s war on Iran means for the US energy crunch
Fuel prices surged after the Trump administration launched strikes against Iran on Saturday, immediately raising questions about whether the war would increase energy costs for Americans, put more pressure on power grids, and push companies to pump out more oil and gas in the US. If conflict drags on, that could potentially play into Donald […]