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Sorting through Virginia Tech’s interest in Shane Beamer: Would South Carolina coach leave for alma mater?

Sorting through Virginia Tech’s interest in Shane Beamer: Would South Carolina coach leave for alma mater?

His family’s name synonymous with uncharted football success at Virginia Tech, one would assume the question was coming for Shane Beamer. South Carolina’s coach was immediately mentioned as a top-end candidate for the Hokies following Sunday’s firing of Brent Pry amid Virginia Tech’s 0-3 start. Two weeks after taking the microphone inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium after beating Virginia Tech to …

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Big Tech’s data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises

Big Tech’s data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout, like the winter …

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Israel–Premier Tech’s Presence At La Vuelta Is Ruining The Race

Israel–Premier Tech’s Presence At La Vuelta Is Ruining The Race

After organizers cut short Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España to avoid mass protests at the finish line in Bilbao, they were faced with a choice: protect their race or protect Israel–Premier Tech. Protestors made clear both their disgust over the Israeli team’s participation in the Spanish Grand Tour and their continued commitment to haranguing the team if Vuelta …

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AI Hype Is Crashing Into Reality. That’s Good for the Tech’s Future.

AI Hype Is Crashing Into Reality. That’s Good for the Tech’s Future.

A market correction. A wake-up call. A great digestion. Call it what you want: AI is going through it. Two things appear to be happening in tandem. Businesses are starting to finally grasp what AI can — and importantly, can’t — do to boost their bottom lines. And the sky-high expectations that have been partly inflated and overhyped by AI …

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Five Thoughts The Day After Virginia Tech’s Loss To South Carolina – TechSideline.com

Five Thoughts The Day After Virginia Tech’s Loss To South Carolina  TechSideline.com South Carolina 24-11 Virginia Tech (Aug 31, 2025) Game Recap  ESPN SOLID START! Defense, Sellers take over fourth quarter to beat VT 24-11 in season opener  WIS News 10 Game Recap: Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 South Carolina  Virginia Tech Athletics Beamer Ball gives 13th-ranked Gamecocks boost to pull away from Hokies  Roanoke …

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Big Tech’s A.I. Boom Is Reordering the U.S. Power Grid – The New York Times

Big Tech’s A.I. Boom Is Reordering the U.S. Power Grid  The New York Times Bridging the Gap: How Smart Demand Management Can Forestall the AI Energy Crisis  Goldman Sachs AI Data Centers Are Massive, Energy-Hungry and Headed Your Way  CNET Avoiding a data center electricity price apocalypse  slowboring.com Why AI demand for energy will continue to increase  Brookings Source link

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Rising electric bills: How states are tackling Big Tech’s energy demands

Rising electric bills: How states are tackling Big Tech’s energy demands

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers. It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down. Some critics question whether states have the …

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Inside Texas Tech’s ‘open checkbook’ and the school’s quest to rule the Big 12

Inside Texas Tech’s ‘open checkbook’ and the school’s quest to rule the Big 12

LUBBOCK, Texas — Last July, around a conference room table inside Jones AT&T Stadium, the Texas Tech football braintrust laid the foundation for a roster budget that would surpass that of the 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes, the eventual national champions. Inside athletic director Kirby Hocutt’s suite, about a half dozen of the program’s key stakeholders, including head coach Joey McGuire, …

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