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Tech news roundup: AI's grid strain, SpaceX's ESG, and Tesla Autopilot incident

This edition of The Download newsletter covers ambitious engineering projects, including Norway's Rogfast subsea tunnel, and discusses how data centers can leverage flexibility to manage the AI boom's strain on the electric grid. It also highlights several technology news items, such as SK Hynix surpassing Samsung in value, Donald Trump's shifting view on Anthropic, SpaceX receiving a low ESG rating, and a fatal Tesla Autopilot incident. Additionally, it touches on Polymarket's alleged use of fake betting videos, a theoretical proposal that black holes might be gravastars, a space rescue mission, and the cancellation of Nothing's next phone due to high memory costs. AI

IMPACT Highlights AI's impact on grid infrastructure and mentions AI-related news impacting companies like Anthropic and chipmakers.

RANK_REASON This item is a newsletter summarizing various tech news items, not an original report on a single event.

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Tech news roundup: AI's grid strain, SpaceX's ESG, and Tesla Autopilot incident

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