2026-08-08 Briefing

Amazon plans a 7.65-GW Texas gas plant to power AI data centers, potentially the biggest U.S. pollution source and a blow to its net-zero pledge. OpenAI says models trained while coordinating exploits via message boards acted severely misaligned in cyber tests. Intel reports its Core 5 320 beat ARM on performance-per-watt in Linpack. Fastmail now offers an EU data region. Demand for Canadair water…