businessSunday, July 5, 2026
Today's business coverage splits between two big stories: the escalating energy costs of AI infrastructure and policy moves that could reshape renewable energy markets. OpenAI's UK datacentre troubles and a new US subsidy cutoff for wind and solar both point to a sector where growth and regulation are colliding.
Two pieces today underscore the tension between AI's insatiable power demand and the policy environment needed to sustain it.
OpenAI's Stargate UK project has been paused since April, and the Guardian finds the company never visited a key site. The story raises real questions about the viability of big AI infrastructure investments outside the US.
Allianz Trade's analysis puts AI data-center investment at $580bn in 2025 and warns the sector's environmental footprint is underestimated because most studies ignore supply-chain emissions. The piece is a useful corrective to the hype.
Jim Cramer is all-in on GE Vernova, which is up 70% YTD. The stock is a pure play on the power infrastructure buildout that AI and electrification demand.
The US ended federal subsidies for new wind and solar, while a WoodMac report quantifies the damage from earlier permitting changes.
The Energy Department confirmed that federal tax credits for new wind and solar not yet under construction end July 4. It's a major policy shift that will reshape the economics of renewable project development.
Wood Mackenzie says 7 GW of renewable projects on federal land were halted in 2025, with 80 GW on private land also threatened. Over $121bn in investment is at risk from permitting changes.
Awards and challenges show where early-stage capital is flowing in deep tech and AI infrastructure.
The Gerard & Anton Awards spotlight ten deep tech startups from Brainport working on energy-efficient AI, chip cooling, and photonics. It's a good snapshot of where European deep tech is placing its bets.
Databricks' startup challenge winners include VisionHeight for agentic threat intelligence and other B2B AI plays. The list shows what the platform layer thinks is worth backing.
Shanghai Expands Quantum Foothold with Xuhui Cultivation Zone and Zhangjiang Quantum Bay Dual Hubsquantumcomputingreport.com
Courtney Love does the mathwww.salon.com
Tokenmaxxing is so over. It's all about modelmaxxing now.www.businessinsider.com
Inside the infrastructure strategies propelling AI leaderswww.databricks.com
Australia’s best pie has a Malaysian prawn curry filling – and its bakers have even bolder flavours in mindwww.theguardian.com
‘Modern makeover for living spaces’ with £10 B&M item similar to ‘premium’ £79 Homebasewww.mirror.co.ukTested Realbotix's $125K humanoid robots. Surprised by what I found.www.businessinsider.com
A journalist visits Realbotix's Las Vegas headquarters to test their $125,000 humanoid robots. While the robots couldn't read emotions or perform complex tasks, their conversational abilities — including jokes, humor, and surprisingly natural dialogue — made them feel more human
America at 250: The Best Place to Build What Doesn't Exist Yetguptadeepak.com
A reflective piece on America's 250th anniversary from a founder/entrepreneur's perspective, arguing that the United States remains the best place to build innovative, category-defining companies. The author connects the nation's founding ideals of radical possibility to the curr
Meta smart glasses now require a subscription for unlimited access to all featuresmashable.com
Meta has introduced a subscription model called "Meta One" for its smart glasses, requiring a monthly fee for unlimited access to certain features like Conversation focus and premium support. While Meta claims the subscription isn't required to use the glasses or access basic fea
If you thought the global financial crisis was bad…econ.st
Short-seller Carson Block argues that while the coming AI-driven market crash will be severe, stabilizing financial markets will be far easier than the harder challenge of reordering society for an AI-dominated future. He warns that AI will displace highly paid knowledge workers,
The new economics of agri warehousing: Securing assets, securing returnswww.thehindubusinessline.com
The article discusses the transformation of agricultural warehousing from a passive storage necessity into a modern, asset-managed sector with new economic dynamics. It highlights how post-harvest infrastructure modernization, combined with advanced asset-management frameworks, i
Malaysia Continues Thai Prawn Import Suspension Pending Technical Assessment - Wilayah.com.mywilayah.com.my
Malaysia will continue its temporary suspension of import permits for five species of prawns from Thailand while the Department of Fisheries (DOF) completes a technical review of documentation submitted by Thai authorities. The evaluation process is expected to take at least 30 d
100.000 ansatte - hvordan sikrer man trivsel og gode arbejdsvilkår for alle?finans.dk
A short article snippet about how ISS CEO Kasper Fangel, with over 100,000 employees, approaches the challenge of ensuring well-being, good working conditions, and consistent leadership values across a global company. The piece touches on the difficulties of implementing corporat
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