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Rio Tinto stands to benefit from the heavy investment in data centers to power the artificial-intelligence boom, Chief Executive Simon Trott told reporters Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Across Kumamoto -- hit by two quakes in as many days in 2016 that killed 273 people -- 36,880 households and facilities had no power on Wednesday morning, officials said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The championships also welcomed celebrity cricketers and Indian influencers to the Royal Box, using their star power to broaden its appeal.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Major hyperscalers and more than a dozen of neocloud companies and AI labs that once might have looked at natural-gas powered and other combustion technologies now choose Bloom as a “superior power solution,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
There are no bulldozers or power shovels to open a way through Vermont's Green Mountains for the Rutland & Burlington Railroad.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
At the top of his powers, Scheffler, 30, is a front-running machine.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Translated into constitutional terms, Minnesota argued that the surge violated federalist principles by invading the state’s reserved police powers: the broad authority to govern public health, safety, welfare, and order.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Make sure to update your beneficiary designations, powers of attorney, healthcare directives and will.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
ORCIÈRES-MERLETTE, France—As it powers through the towns in the valley, the Tour de France peloton can see the Alpe d’Huez rise above the road long before it reaches the first slopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He didn’t want to test her lie detector powers.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
"This is the first time I have raced in these conditions," said Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon, who powered through after a slow start to win the men's 100m.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Major hyperscalers and more than a dozen of neocloud companies and AI labs that once might have looked at natural-gas powered and other combustion technologies now choose Bloom as a “superior power solution,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
One called Norm Law, which has hired senior lawyers away from firms including Ropes & Gray and Sidley Austin, is powered by an AI company backed by Bain Capital and Blackstone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Former Twins and Angels star Rod Carew, 80, powered through to attend the induction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
There was a bit of blue light seeping in the windows and a red emergency exit thing going on by the doors, but what really powered the place were the previously subdued altar candles.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Bloom Energy has indeed ridden on the coattails of AI excitement and investors’ quests for companies positioned to benefit from powering data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Walk around New York and you'll likely hear the chugging of petrol generators powering the city's tens of thousands of food carts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Bristol Airport has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030 by switching to electric vehicles, and powering the site with solar panels and 22 new industrial scale heat pumps.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Rich home buyers are powering the housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Glean them all!” said Chomsky, powering up his weapon.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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