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An industrywide power crunch is changing how Amazon runs its e-commerce empire
NEWS | 13 August 2026
Amazon's huge e-commerce business is redesigning its cloud setup as power and data center capacity become increasingly constrained. Amazon is racing to expand AWS data centers and says it added more capacity globally than any other company last year. The Amazon internal documents explicitly cite power and capacity constraints in its cloud planning for the e-commerce business. A separate online grocery team document said Region Flex was required to ensure Amazon could meet "projected capacity requirements in each region." An AWS data center in Sterling, Virginia Bloomberg/Getty ImagesDistributing workloadsDublin has been one focus of Region Flex.

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Tesla reveals solar plans that could advance Elon Musk’s push to outpace US panel capacity
NEWS | 13 August 2026
In a tax-incentive application filed in Texas, Tesla proposed a solar factory, code-named Project Crystal Sun, that would be built in Fort Bend County, southwest of Houston. "The SpaceX and Tesla team, both separately, are working to build to 100 GW a year of solar power in the US — of manufactured solar power," he said. The Texas filing provided clues into how deep Tesla wants to go with its solar manufacturing capabilities. The company said it would manufacture "photovoltaic solar cells and/or assembled solar modules," while listing equipment related to key stages further up the solar supply chain. In Louisiana, a solar project is being built to help power Meta's massive Hyperion AI data center.

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Twitch faces fury as it confirms Amazon is training AI on its livestreams
NEWS | 13 August 2026
Amazon is training its AI models on Twitch livestreams, and its users are not happy about it. Twitch, which Amazon owns, announced on Wednesday that users could opt out to prevent Amazon's AI models from training on their content. Several high-profile Twitch streamers also took to X to criticize both Amazon's training of its AI models on Twitch content and the opt-out feature, which means users will be automatically opted in. "I don't know what Amazon in this case has done in terms of model training, and what they've used and not used," Minton said. Users can opt out of the AI training by going to their privacy settings on Twitch and adjusting the slider at the bottom of the page.

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Ray Dalio is having a Euro summer vacation to remember
NEWS | 13 August 2026
Ray Dalio is having a European vacation for the ages, featuring two very different kinds of spectacle: a 4 a.m. birthday party at the world's best nightclub and a solar eclipse. "My reaction from just watching the solar eclipse is that it was a spiritual moment," Dalio wrote, saying the event brought people "with all different backgrounds and values together with nature and each other." Representatives for Dalio did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider outside normal US working hours. pic.twitter.com/sOpPZpSI0H — Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) August 10, 2026UNVRS opened in 2025 on the site of the former Ku Club and Privilege, two venues central to Ibiza's nightlife history. People flocked to see the total solar eclipse across Europe.

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Ex-Googler Jeff Dean shares his grueling weekly workout routine — and how he takes care of his knees and ankles
NEWS | 13 August 2026
Now, Dean has offered another data point for the legend: his weekly workout routine. — Jeff Dean (@JeffDean) August 11, 2026Asked what he does to protect his joints during high-impact exercise, Dean pointed to his footwear. The post about the workout routine comes as Dean embarks on a major career change. Dean also departed alongside longtime Google researchers Sanjay Ghemawat, Oriol Vinyals, and Quoc Le, who joined him at Discovery Loop. Dean's Google ties aren't cut completely: Alphabet is a founding investor in Discovery Loop, and Google Cloud is a partner.

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SPONSORED | 13 August 2026
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Are You Good at AI? Companies Are Now Basing Performance Reviews on It
NEWS | 13 August 2026
Duolingo walked back plans to evaluate AI use in employee performance reviews. "You can't really reward AI performance because we don't really know what that even is yet, and it also looks very different for different jobs." For startups, there's pressure to do more with fewer people equipped with AI, but large companies are also now closely evaluating workers' AI use. My colleague Hugh Langley reported earlier this year that non-technical employees at Google were told that AI use could show up in their performance reviews. Across corporate America, the lack of clarity over what AI materially means for performance reviews has led evaluations to feel uneven and wonky.

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Wall Street banks' newest investment focus: American economic security
NEWS | 13 August 2026
Bank of America became the latest bank to announce an investment in American infrastructure on Wednesday. JPMorgan inaugurated the trend when it announced its $1.5 trillion Security and Resiliency Initiative in October, and Morgan Stanley announced its own $1.5 trillion US Innovation Infrastructure Initiative on Monday. While the efforts differ slightly in scale and focus, each is at least partially directed at the AI buildout. "This is an unprecedented time for bankers," said Karen Fang, Bank of America's global head of infrastructure and sustainable finance and co-head of global capital solutions. It will focus on digital infrastructure, like data centers and semiconductors; energy and power infrastructure; and core infrastructure, like transportation and critical minerals.

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AI Wealth Is Fueling a Superyacht Boom in Secret Off-Market Deals
NEWS | 13 August 2026
"After 20 minutes, you have an answer: Yes, yes, yes," says the Monaco-based yacht broker. Yacht broker Tomek Wrzesinski says off-market listings are common in the luxury market. 'They are treating the boats like toys'The boom in off-market superyachts comes at a time when the broader yacht market has moored. The fuel for this red-hot superyacht market is the AI boom, as well as the huge run-up in stock and crypto prices in recent years, John Hermanson, an off-market yacht broker based in Kuwait, says. These off-market sales usually go something like this: First, you'll find a yacht broker, ideally one with extensive ties to other brokers and shipyards.

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Take a look inside Helen Mirren's $13 million Los Angeles mansion, first built for a silent film star 116 years ago
NEWS | 13 August 2026
It's not every day you get to peek inside a piece of Hollywood history. This Hollywood Hills mansion, currently owned by Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford, was built in 1910 for Dustin Farnum, "the Clark Gable of the silent screen," according to his obituary. It has undergone a few price cuts over the years, as Mirren and Hackford relocated from Los Angeles to Lake Tahoe. It was listed for sale in 2023 at $16.99 million and then saw subsequent price cuts in 2024, 2025, and 2026, per Zillow. Take a look inside a piece of Hollywood history.

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A 27-year-old New Yorker made $130,000 from 9 income streams. She says the hustle nearly burned her out.
NEWS | 13 August 2026
In 2025, she earned around $130,000, and after taxes and expenses, she took home around $70,000. You see people working multiple jobs, and obviously they're tired, but they're just doing it because it's kind of the normal way of living here." Growing up, she watched her parents work every day and developed what she described as a scarcity mindset. Five years later, she is financially independent, debt-free, and uses part of her income to help pay her parents' mortgage. "I'm a native New Yorker, so I'm always going to end up finding a way," she said.

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Former Google, AWS, and Tinder Interns Share Tips on Getting Hired
NEWS | 13 August 2026
We rounded up some of the best tips former interns from companies like Google and Tinder have shared with us over the last two years on how they turned their internships into full-time offers. Show eagerness to learnIn addition to taking initiative, interns should prioritize asking questions and show an eagerness to learn. Victoria RozanskaVictoria Rozanska, a former Google intern, recently told Business Insider that embracing continuous learning was critical to her success. Build relationshipsFormer interns from both Google and Tinder had a similar piece of advice: build relationships whenever you get the chance. Taylor Wong, a former Tinder intern, said her Gen Z perspective became an asset because colleagues actively wanted to hear from someone in that demographic.

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I'm an interior designer who works with wealthy, high-profile clients. I rarely see these 7 things in their homes.
NEWS | 13 August 2026
As an interior designer who works with both high-profile and everyday clients, I know creating a home that feels luxurious doesn't necessarily require a hefty budget. Instead, it's often about avoiding common items and designs that can cheapen your space. That said, there are a few things I've noticed wealthy clients rarely have in their homes. If you want your home to feel high-end, you may want to avoid them, too.

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I'm an executive Costco member and cookbook author. I swear by these 10 ingredients for simple, delicious meals.
NEWS | 13 August 2026
When I was developing recipes for my cookbook "Big Dip Energy: 88 Parties in a Bowl for Snacking, Dinner, Dessert, and Beyond!" I visited Costco frequently, stocking up on dairy, produce, and crunchy dippers. I was there so often that I realized, based on my spending habits, I'd already have money back if I upgraded to an executive membership. Over time, I've streamlined which cost-saving items are worth buying in bulk. Some of them are everyday staples for simply delicious meals, and others are little upgrades that transform a basic dinner into something spectacular.

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I have lipedema, a common chronic condition that makes my legs puffy. These 3 habits help me reduce inflammation.
NEWS | 13 August 2026
I remember feeling very self-conscious and just embarrassed — my high school friends would say I have "cankles" and "cottage cheese legs." Elery JohnsonAfter looking over my legs and performing an ultrasound, he officially diagnosed me with the condition. Elery JohnsonResearchers believe people with lipedema often have chronic, low-grade inflammation in their body. I'll just do the leg machines, and I've found that this routine reduces the feeling of heaviness in my legs. So I'll do two minutes lower leg, 2 to 3 minutes upper leg, and then do the other leg.