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Researchers have developed a cooling system for data centers that can operate at 45°C, significantly reducing water usage to near zero. This high-temperature cooling design is expected to alleviate the substantial water consumption typically associated with data center operations. The innovation aims to make data centers more environmentally friendly.

Anthropic's Claude AI is gaining popularity among paid consumers, with a 75% growth in revenue from this segment since January 2026, according to trend data from credit card transaction analysis company Indagari. Despite ChatGPT remaining the most popular AI, Claude's growth is outpacing it among self-directed consumers, with demand for Claude courses on DataCamp outpacing ChatGPT by three to one. Claude still trails ChatGPT in overall popularity and paying users.

Patronus AI has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, led by Greenfield Partners, to build simulated digital environments that stress-test AI agents. Founded by former Meta AI researchers, the startup creates interactive digital worlds to evaluate how reliably these autonomous agents can complete complex, multi-step tasks in areas like software engineering and finance. This latest investment brings the company's total funding to $70 million following a year of significant revenue growth.

A new research paper from OpenAI details how artificial intelligence agents are actively reshaping the modern workplace. These tools enable the completion of longer, more complex tasks while expanding productivity across a wide range of professional roles.

Hugging Face users can launch a private, OpenAI-compatible LLM endpoint on the platform's infrastructure with a single command, with no need to provision servers or manage Kubernetes. The endpoint is suitable for tests, evaluations, or batch generation and is billed per minute by hardware usage. The service is compatible with OpenAI's API and can be queried from anywhere using a Hugging Face token.