OpenAI has been retreating from some hefty spending plans, shelving certain ambitious projects and accepting its role as a purchaser of massive amounts of cloud capacity rather than as a builder of mammoth data centers.
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Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
The purchaser of Jack Kerouac‘s original On the Road manuscript, famously typed onto a nearly 120-foot scroll of paper, at Christie’s Jim Irsay auction on Thursday is country artist and Kerouac fanatic Zach Bryan.
Members of the Three Black Cats Tenant Association gathered in front of the building on Francisco Avenue at Schubert Avenue, demanding that the longtime owner sell to a buyer who will allow the residents to stay in their apartments at affordable rates.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
One buyer who is thrilled with his purchase is Dustin Cano, ownerof Meritage Wine Market in Encinitas and Santa Barbara, Calif.
Anxiety over rising gas prices has already hammered consumer sentiment, which slid to a three-month low in March as Americans expressed concerns about the economy, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly survey.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Data centers contribute to higher costs for consumers.
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Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
In their post, the original poster (OP), user TeacherGuy1980, pushed back on the idea that today’s students are naturally tech-savvy and called for a return to dedicated computer skills classes.
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Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
However, some are cautious to laud the partnership out of fear of what has happened time and again with self-conscious users (who are primarily underage) on social media platforms.
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