Jet engine shortages threaten AI data center expansion as wait times stretch into 2030 — the rush to power AI buildout continues

The greatest threat to AI datacenter expansion in 2026 might not be compute, land, or capital, but jet engines. Faced with multi-year delays to secure grid connections, data center developers have been racing to bolt ex-airliner turbine cores onto mobile generator trailers. These so-called aeroderivative gas turbines, long used in military and offshore energy, are […]

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Coinbase joins Apollo to bring stablecoin credit to institutional markets

Key Takeaways Coinbase Asset Management and Apollo will co-develop tokenized stablecoin-credit products set for 2026. The partnership bridges traditional credit markets with blockchain yield opportunities. Share this article Coinbase Asset Management (CBAM), the institutional arm of Coinbase Global, has entered a strategic partnership with Apollo Global Management to introduce stablecoin-based credit strategies for qualified investors. […]

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Evernorth’s XRP bet pays off with $75M in early gains

Less than a week after its debut, Evernorth, a newly formed XRP-focused treasury company, has emerged as one of crypto’s most profitable institutional entrants. The firm’s swift accumulation of nearly $1 billion worth of XRP has already generated an estimated $75 million in unrealized gains, signaling that Wall Street’s quiet pivot toward the token may […]

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Extremely Innovative: HBO Raises Streaming Prices For The Third Time In Three Years

from the enshittification-ahoy dept Now that streaming subscriber growth has slowed, we’ve noted repeatedly how the streaming TV sector is falling into all of the bad habits that ultimately doomed traditional cable TV. That has involved chasing pointless “growth for growth’s sake” megamergers, imposing bottomless price hikes and new annoying restrictions, undermining labor, and cutting corners on […]

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