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Meta plans to spend more than $10 billion to build a 1 GW data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana, which is expected to be operational in late 2027 or early 2028 (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 11, 2026

Riley Griffin / Bloomberg: Meta plans to spend more than $10 billion to build a 1 GW data center campus…

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Increased capital spending expected this year will virtually wipe out free cash flow for Amazon, Google and Meta, potentially forcing reductions in share buybacks or more borrowing (Martin Peers/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 8, 2026

Martin peers / The information: Increased capital spending expected this year will virtually wipe out free cash flow for Amazon,…

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Oracle is selling $25 billion in bonds to help fund its AI development, in what is expected to be the largest high-quality U.S. offering since Meta’s $30 billion bond sale last year (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: The Moltbook uprising, NVIDIA’s OpenAI withdrawal, Apple’s conundrum The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind…

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Filing: Chinese AI chipmaker Axera aims to raise up to ~$379.2 million in Hong Kong IPO, offering 104.9 million shares at ~$3.61 each; negotiations are expected to begin on February 10 (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 30, 2026

Reuters: Filing: Chinese AI chipmaker Axera aims to raise up to ~$379.2 million in Hong Kong IPO, offering 104.9 million…

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Electricity prices are soaring in Virginia, home to the world’s largest data center hub; record demand expected during winter storm, partly due to data center needs (Tim McLaughlin/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 25, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Why Your Product Stopped Growing (And the 5-Step Framework to Restart It) | Jason Cohen Interviews…

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Q&A with David Liu, CEO of PlusAI, which is expected to go public next month, about the ongoing commercial trial of its autonomous truck driving software, and more (Rani Molla/Sherwood News)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 25, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI’s $50 Billion Fundraising, AI Ad Game Theory, Apple’s AI Wearable Pin The Big Technology…

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Vietnamese military telecommunications company Viettel begins construction of the country’s first chip factory, with trial production expected to begin by the end of 2027 (Phuong Nguyen/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 16, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: Jonathan Haidt Strikes Again + What You Coded + An Update on the Forkiverse The future…

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SK Hynix will invest around $12.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet growing demand for memory chips, expected to be completed by the end of 2027 (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 13, 2026

Reuters: SK Hynix will invest approximately $12.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet…

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Peter Thiel donated $3 million to a group to fight California’s wealth tax, the first in a series of major donations expected by tech leaders in 2026 (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: Why we only use 1% of AI | Arvind Jain, CEO of Glean Grit explores what it…

Business & Money

Used vehicle prices expected to rise in 2026, Cox reports

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 8, 2026

Ford Mustang at a used car dealership in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025.Frederick J. Brown | AFP | Getty…

Heat maps show North Korea’s largest greenhouse at less than half capacity – Radio Free Asia

Balikatan 2026 exercises will highlight Manila’s ‘more active defense posture’ – Radio Free Asia

North Korean agents use fake identities to apply for tech jobs – Radio Free Asia

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

RFA welcomes release of Shin Daewe, RFA contributor in Myanmar – Radio Free Asia

Trump administration in advanced talks for Spirit Airlines bailout

Boeing (BA) First Quarter 2026 Results

United Airlines (UAL) First Quarter 2026 Results

Amazon launches GLP-1 weight loss program

Michael and Susan Dell donate $750 million for UT Austin medical campus

Investigation opened into Kash Patel’s alleged drinking

Trump just cost Republicans the House as Virginia voters pass new map that boosts Democrats

Trump’s permanent ceasefire is actually a total capitulation to Iran

James Comer works inside for Trump to kill Epstein investigation

Trump and Mike Johnson desperately try to save the House before Virginia votes on a new map

Substack adds translation tools and says about 100,000 publishers earn on the platform, including about 30,000 outside the US; European creators collectively earn over $90 million per year (on Substack)

UK High Court rules London Metropolitan Police can continue to use live facial recognition; police say technology has led to more than 2,100 arrests since 2024 (Connor Jones/The Register)

Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump’s sudden shift in U.S. semiconductor policy over the past year (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

Documents and sources: Insurers including QBE and Beazley are considering capping cyber insurance policy payouts for losses and regulatory fines linked to the use of AI and "LLMjacking" (Lee Harris/Financial Times)

How GrapheneOS lead developer Daniel Micay’s legal struggles with former partner James Donaldson over CopperheadOS led to the creation of the privacy-focused tool (Tiffany Ng/Wired)

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Meta plans to spend more than $10 billion to build a 1 GW data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana, which is expected to be operational in late 2027 or early 2028 (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)

Increased capital spending expected this year will virtually wipe out free cash flow for Amazon, Google and Meta, potentially forcing reductions in share buybacks or more borrowing (Martin Peers/The Information)

Oracle is selling $25 billion in bonds to help fund its AI development, in what is expected to be the largest high-quality U.S. offering since Meta’s $30 billion bond sale last year (Bloomberg)

Filing: Chinese AI chipmaker Axera aims to raise up to ~$379.2 million in Hong Kong IPO, offering 104.9 million shares at ~$3.61 each; negotiations are expected to begin on February 10 (Reuters)

Electricity prices are soaring in Virginia, home to the world’s largest data center hub; record demand expected during winter storm, partly due to data center needs (Tim McLaughlin/Reuters)

Q&A with David Liu, CEO of PlusAI, which is expected to go public next month, about the ongoing commercial trial of its autonomous truck driving software, and more (Rani Molla/Sherwood News)

Vietnamese military telecommunications company Viettel begins construction of the country’s first chip factory, with trial production expected to begin by the end of 2027 (Phuong Nguyen/Reuters)

SK Hynix will invest around $12.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet growing demand for memory chips, expected to be completed by the end of 2027 (Reuters)

Peter Thiel donated $3 million to a group to fight California’s wealth tax, the first in a series of major donations expected by tech leaders in 2026 (New York Times)

Used vehicle prices expected to rise in 2026, Cox reports