Ivan Theodoulou

Social media cleaning and password refresh month has commenced.

Will the future of software development run on vibes? Accepting AI-written code without understanding how it works is growing in popularity.

Maybe I should give vibe coding a go.

@arstechnica.com Will the future of software development run on vibes?
Accepting AI-written code without understanding how it works is growing in popularity.

arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/i...

Microsoft cancels 200MW of AI data center leases - report Report from TD Cowen suggests company is withdrawing from capacity agreements

There's been an interesting development by Microsoft.

Microsoft cancels 200MW of AI data center leases - report

www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/micr...

Macau hits new single day post-COVID visitor high of 219,092 arrivals Macau has welcomed a new post-COVID single day visitor arrival record during the current Chinese New Year (CNY) Golden Week

Inside Asian Gaming:

Macau hits new single day post-COVID visitor high of 219,092 arrivals

Macau saw 78,968 arrivals last Tuesday 28 January, rising to 131,856 on Wednesday 29, and 172,733 on Thursday 30, before topping the 200,000 mark on Friday and Saturday.

asgam.com/2025/02/02/m...

Intel gets $536 million in interest from 1.06 billion euro EU antitrust fine U.S. chipmaker Intel has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest from EU antitrust regulators related to a 1.06 billion euro fine levied in 2009, EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera has told EU lawmakers.

The last paragraph of this story by Reuters about the EU paying Intel half a billion € in interest accrued from a 2009 fine reversal is worth noting.

www.reuters.com/technology/i...

Mazeltov car plate in Hong Kong

AWS says it'll invest 'at least' $11B to expand data center infrastructure in Georgia | TechCrunch Amazon's cloud computing division says that it plans to invest "at least" $11 billion in Georgia to expand its data center infrastructure.

We gonna need a bigger boat of power. Stat.

TechCrunch:

AWS says it’ll invest ‘at least’ $11B to expand data center infrastructure in Georgia

techcrunch.com/2025/01/07/a...

iPhone supplier TDK rolls out new batteries to keep pace with AI TDK, one of the main suppliers of batteries for Apple’s iPhones, will this year roll out an improved version of its most advanced product to help mobile devices keep up with the rising power demands o...

Business Times:

iPhone supplier TDK rolls out new batteries to keep pace with AI

www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-ma...

Tech groups to pay premium for energy for Malaysia data centres, says minister Investment in ‘oil of the 21st century’ will support country’s development of renewable power

FT:

Tech groups to pay premium for energy for Malaysia data centres, says minister

www.ft.com/content/14d7...

Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025 Over half of Microsoft's $80 billion in spending will take place in the U.S., Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith wrote in a Friday blog post.

Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025

www.cnbc.com/2025/01/03/m...

Hurrah!

Hurrah🏆

HK license plate 'BALL B'

The ball is in your court

For all intensive purposes, what idioms or colloquialisms do people seem to constantly get wrong?

Maybe friends with

Xerox to Buy Printer Maker Lexmark From Chinese Owners The deal values closely held Lexmark at $1.5 billion, including debt.

Haven't heard about Lexmark for a long time.

WSJ: Xerox to Buy Printer Maker Lexmark From Chinese Owners

www.wsj.com/business/dea...

Threads follows Bluesky’s starter packs with curated collections of people to follow You’ll see the collections on your For You feed.

The Verge

Threads follows Bluesky’s starter packs with curated collections of people to follow.

You’ll be able to find collections on topics like basketball, fashion, food, books, and more.

www.theverge.com/2024/12/12/2...

Meta to invest $10 billion for Louisiana data center Facebook-parent Meta said on Wednesday it plans to invest $10 billion to set up an AI data center in Louisiana, in what would be the tech company's largest data center in the world.

And now Meta are building a mega data centre (that's on top of the 40,000km cable announced recently).

www.reuters.com/technology/m...

What are the best starter packs you’ve found?

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European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) which represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries has announced it will stop publishing content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from January 20th, 2025

www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...

Hiker dies after being stung by bees - RTHK A man died after reportedly being stung by bees while hiking in Tai Po on Tuesday. Police received a call from a woman at 4:15pm, saying she and her t...

How awful.

A man died after reportedly being stung by bees while hiking in Tai Po on Tuesday.

Police received a call from a woman at 4:15pm, saying she and her three friends had been attacked by bees on Lai Pek Shan.

news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...

Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s Meta said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in electricity demand.

Meta getting the power bit sorted.

Reuters: Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s

www.reuters.com/business/ene...

The cat pics feed is working now.

24 million Bsky people.

I am, incidentally, pretty drunk rn (the job is 24/7!!!). This is the most Korean thing I've ever done.

YouTube video by Top Gear Clarkson & Hammond Rank Cars on the Cool Wall | Top Gear

The phrase “‘It’s an expensive shoe’”, remains the most damning four-word verdict I've ever heard about a new car and said by a Top Gear audience member.

See 2:18 below

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Ivan

Accused Kitchener hacker unmasked after threatening woman online Kitchener-based hacker Alexander “Connor” Moucka was unmasked after making threats against a woman on the messaging app Telegram. Moucka threatened Allison Nixon, the chief research officer at Unit221...

A good read.

The Record (Waterloo Region)

Accused Kitchener hacker unmasked after threatening woman online

www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...