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- One year on from the UK's grand AI plan: Has its infrastructure buildout been a success? - Hefty financial commitments from tech giants are positive signals, but big challenges remain for the U.K. to fulfil its ambitions.
- Europe at 'fork in the road' between AI competition and climate: fund managers - As power-hungry infrastructure scales and demand for electricity surges, friction between competition and climate goals becomes harder to ignore.
- New NASA boss Isaacman says U.S. will return to the moon within Trump's term - New NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said that the U.S.'s return to the moon is key to unlocking the "orbital economy."
- Nvidia-Groq deal is structured to keep 'fiction of competition alive,' analyst says - Groq's description of its Nvidia deal as a "non-exclusive licensing agreement" mimics other recent big AI transactions orchestrated by U.S. tech giants.
- Over 300,000 student loan borrowers were denied a new repayment plan, court filing shows — here's why - Trump officials rejected 327,955 income-driven repayment plan requests from student loan borrowers, according to a recent court filing. Here's what to know.
- Winter storm puts airlines to the test. Here's what travelers need to know - Airlines waived change fees ahead of a large winter storm and low temperatures after the busy Christmas holiday.
- Unmarried couples aren't viewed as 'a default unit' at end of life, advisor says. Why that matters - For the 9.5 million U.S. households headed by unmarried couples, a partner's death wouldn't come with the 'automatic safety net' that their married peers get.
- Oracle shares on pace for worst quarter since 2001 as new CEOs face concerns about AI buildout - Investors want to know if Oracle, under new CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia, can pay for and deliver data centers packed with Nvidia chips for OpenAI.
- Google is rolling out a new feature allowing users to change their Gmail address - Google says it is rolling out a feature that lets users change their Gmail addresses in a long-requested update to their email policy.
- The Trump-class battleship faces a large obstacle in its way: reality. - Even if it were technically feasible, the cost of building the battleship would be prohibitive.