Microsoft's new 10,000-year data storage medium: glass
John Timmer / arstechnica - Femtosecond lasers etch data into a very stable medium.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19382 / 8 stories in 16 days
Activist investor Starboard says Riot AI pivot could be worth up to $21 billion as miner lags peers
Kyle Baird / theblock - Starboard argues Riot’s Texas power assets position the company to secure large AI data center tenants if management accelerates deal execution.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19368 / 6 stories in 16 days
Selector Raises $32 Million To Advance AI Observability Platform
Clinton / ventureburn - Selector Accelerates Growth With New Capital Selector has raised $32 million to grow its AI observability platform. The round doubles its valuation to $375 million. AVP led the funding. AnsaThe post Selector Raises $32 Million To Advance AI Observability …
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 19360 / 3 stories in 16 days
Meta signs major Nvidia deal to power AI data centers with Blackwell and Rubin GPUs
techspot - According to separate press releases from Meta and Nvidia, the social media giant will use the chips to power its planned hyperscale data centers optimized for AI training and inference. The company will also deploy Nvidia's new Spectrum-X Ethernet switch…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19355 / 8 stories in 16 days