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Tech & AI News Roundup — September 18, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC
8 real stories worth knowing about, with links to the original reporting.
By Vibecoders Hub · 9/18/2026 · 4 min read
Quick links to what's actually happening in AI, tech, and IT right now — curated from real reporting, not rewritten, so you can go read the full story wherever it's genuinely worth your time.
Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal
Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7. — TechCrunch
Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular ‘AI factories’
The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion. — TechCrunch
The virtual worlds where robots are trained
Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated. — BBC Technology
Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss three possible AI doomsday scenarios, AI safety, and the unexpected bipartisan alliance forming against AI. — Wired
Customer Data Permanently Lost in Iran Strikes on Amazon Data Centers
Amazon Web Services didn’t design its data centers to withstand war, and now the company admits it can’t recover what’s been lost. — Wired
Give Your Training Videos Studio Narration for $29.99
A lifetime SpeakBreez plan turns written scripts into narrated audio for training videos, demos, and ads. The post Give Your Training Videos Studio Narration for $29.99 appeared first on TechRepublic. — TechRepublic
Anthropic Goes Big in Australia: 2.16 GW Data Center Will Power Claude
Anthropic has secured capacity at a planned 2.16-GW data center in Queensland as it expands its Claude inference infrastructure in Australia. The post Anthropic Goes Big in Australia: 2.16 GW Data Center Will Power Claude appeared first on TechRepublic. — TechRepublic
Camp Snap’s 110D gives slim retro film cameras a digital upgrade
Camp Snap is expanding its small collection of screenless digital point-and-shoot cameras with the new pocket-friendly 110D featuring a thin horizontal design first popularized by Kodak film cameras in the 1970s. The Camp Snap 110D is available for preorder starting today for $74.95 in back in black (black and gray) or dreamsicle (white and orange) color options with matching accessories. The Camp — The Verge