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MIT researchers are borrowing a trick from nuclear engineering to keep AI data centers from melting down — financially and literally. By adapting bubble-based cooling systems originally designed for reactor management, they say facilities could dramatically cut both energy consumption and water use. With data center demand accelerating faster than the grid can keep up, this kind of lateral thinking may be exactly what the industry needs.
On the power and influence front, Wired has obtained leaked files revealing how the Peter Thiel-linked Dialog Club quietly scores its members on wealth and celebrity. The invite-only network isn't just exclusive — it's algorithmically exclusive, with internal rankings shaping access, dues, and social capital. It's a reminder that even in elite circles, someone is always keeping score.
And Elon Musk offered a rare moment of candor this week, admitting that one of Tesla's biggest automation mistakes was trying to replace tasks that humans simply do better. His words carry weight given how aggressively the company has pursued robotics. Sometimes the most sophisticated insight in engineering is knowing when to step back and let a person handle it.
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