Meta reserved up to 100 GWh from Palo Alto’s Noon Energy to back up AI data centers. The project begins with a 25 MW pilot aimed for completion in 2028.

Japanese materials firm Resonac opened the U.S.'s first advanced semiconductor packaging R&D center in Union City, joining a US‑JOINT consortium to speed AI chip development.

Meta will install software to log employees' mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI agents, prompting fresh privacy concerns and regulatory scrutiny.

Sunnyvale‑based Cerebras filed an S‑1 showing big 2025 growth, a major OpenAI compute partnership and new data‑center expansion as it aims to list as CBRS.

Meta is testing a photorealistic AI avatar of Mark Zuckerberg at its Menlo Park campus that could speak for the CEO — and some employees are uneasy.

Three San Jose drivers sued the city over nearly 500 Flock plate‑reading cameras, asking judges to narrow searches and speed deletion of stored images.

Oracle will buy up to 2.8 GW of Bloom Energy fuel-cell power for its AI data centers; 1.2 GW is already under contract and deployment is underway.

Khan Academy, TED and ETS are teaming up on a competency-based B.S. in applied AI with big-tech partners and a targeted price near $10K; applications are expected in 12–18 months.

Advertisers and some publishers have begun mass arbitration against Google, seeking billions after antitrust rulings that found parts of its ad tech unlawful.

Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk has agreed to buy Liberty Bank and plans to use the lender as a testing ground for AI‑driven financial tools, pending regulator approval.

Three former OpenAI Stargate leaders are joining Meta as the company rolls out Muse Spark and hikes infrastructure spending.

Palo Alto's Genspark extended its Series B and claims a roughly $1.6B valuation after explosive demand for agent‑style AI and rapid ARR growth.

Stanford Medicine has installed a compact Mevion proton system at its Palo Alto Cancer Center that hospital leaders say could begin treating patients this summer and reduce radiation to healthy tissue.