Feds will require data centers to show their power bills

In a first, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said it will require data centers to disclose details of their energy use.

The Allbirds pivot to… meme stock?

Verge favorite Matt Levine weighs in on the New Allbirds Thing. The financing is the crucial part — so some “institutional investor” is “essentially buying $50 million worth of stock at the old, defunct-sneaker-company price, and selling it at the new, AI-neocloud-company price,” maybe. Neocloud market looking frothy, imo.

US utilities plan to spend $1.4 trillion by 2030 to power the AI boom

A report analysing capital spending plans from 51 investor-owned utilities finds the $1.4 trillion figure is double what was invested in the prior decade. More than 30 utilities cited data centres as a top growth driver. Average residential electricity prices are already projected to rise 5.1% this year.

OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation is under scrutiny from its own investors

Some backers say OpenAI has revised its product roadmap twice in six months and risks losing focus ahead of an IPO expected as early as Q4 2026. OpenAI’s new CRO has accused Anthropic of overstating its $30B run rate by $8B through gross accounting on cloud partner revenue. Both companies say they follow standard accounting practices.

CEO thought leadership can drive $367M in value

This is something communicators have long believed but haven't been able to prove.

Plaid Integration Provides Full View of Personal Finances

Perplexity links to accounts through Plaid for personalized debt plans, retirement dashboards, and cash flow forecasts.

OpenAI made economic proposals

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No big trucks for little roads: American OEMs say EU is blocking imports

European buyers aren’t interested in full-size trucks; US car industry doesn’t care.

The Largest IPO in History Is Engineered to Spend Your Retirement Savings. You Don't Get a Vote.

In late March, a small investment fund that owns tiny stakes in SpaceX and Anthropic started trading on a stock exchange. Within four days, people had bid the price up more than 1,500% above the actual value of what the fund owns. Trading was halted twice because the price was moving too fast. Investors were paying sixteen dollars for every one dollar of real value, not because they didn’t know the math, but because the fund was one of the only ways to get a piece of companies that haven’t gone public yet.

You're charging 2023 rates for work AI does in 40 minutes + 2 prompts to see your real exposure

Most of the world runs on inefficiency. Not broken-ness. Not stupidity. Gaps — between what something costs to produce and what the market will pay for it, between how fast information moves and how fast anyone acts on it, between what’s possible and what most people know is possible.

Gas prices aren't the only factor fueling used EV sales

There are a growing number of reasons why used EVs have gained in popularity.

Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party

Glen Anderson, president of Rainmaker Securities, says the secondary market for private shares has never been more active — with Anthropic the hottest trade around, OpenAI losing ground, and SpaceX's looming IPO poised to reshape the landscape for everyone.