All Things Techie Podcast | Episode 129: AI, Orbiting Data Centers, and Regulatory War

Political AI: Irish presidential candidates faced questions over campaign videos strongly suggesting AI generation, including one that mistakenly placed the German Reichstag for a building in Belfast.

Safety & Hoaxes: A high-end drone and fireworks show in Linyang, China, turned catastrophic as drones burst into flames, raining blazing debris on spectators.

Locally, Gardai issued a warning after AI-generated images of home intruders circulated as pranks on social media, resulting in emergency deployments.

Ethical AI: Albania appointed the world's first AI Minister, Dala Della, to oversee public procurement and reduce corruption. Meanwhile, Microsoft blocked the Israeli military from using specific Azure cloud/AI services after finding the platform was processing millions of intercepted phone calls from Palestinians.

Space Data: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted that gigawatt-scale data centres will be built in space within 10 to 20 years, arguing 24/7 continuous solar power in orbit will eventually beat the cost of terrestrial centres.

Financial Milestones:. Electronic Arts (EA) agreed to be acquired for $55 billion by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

That and more in a full packed episode of All Things TechIE Podcast.