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Anthropic is burning gas to feed the AI boom (opens theverge.com)

As it prepares to go public, Anthropic's S-1 filing makes generative AI's methane dependency glaringly obvious. "Competition for access to electrical supply and data center locations with adequate power availability is intense." In documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…

The Verge2:45 PM PTDetails

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The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing (opens theverge.com)

The RealReal, a secondhand luxury fashion consignment retailer, said it's updating its bot defense system, effectively making it harder for AI agents to shop on its site.

The Verge10:30 AM PTDetails

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