Ahead of the polls closing in the US presidential election, I wrote a feature on digital voting machines. They're safer and more transparent than ever before, yet conspiracy theories (propagated by @elonmusk of this parish, and others) about them abound:
I wrote a hot-take about @OpenAI and why, following its latest multi-billion dollar funding round, data centers need the world's most famous AI lab to deliver. Sorry about the massive picture of my face:
Hmm. Not obvious from this article why Cambridge Uni needs the government to put money into this (the explanation from O'Brien is flimsy imo), or where it would house a Station F-style facility - it's not like there are tons of massive empty buildings in the city centre.
NEW: Cambridge university seeks £15mn state boost for unicorn incubator science hub to rival Paris’s Station F and US’s Kendall Square - me and @Mikepeeljourno@fton.ft.com/3Br1UoU
UK data centers have been designated Critical National Infrastructure by the government, underlining the importance of digital infrastructure in our society. Practically, it will allow operators to access more support from Whitehall in emergencies:
