Anthropic researchers say rich countries' higher AI use risks deepening economic disparities and widening living standard gaps, driven by productivity gains (Financial Times)
AWS signs a two-year supply deal with Rio Tinto to access its Arizona copper mine, the US' first new source in 10+ years, as AI data centers create huge demand (Ryan Dezember/Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/amazon-is-buying-americas-first-new-copper-output-in-more-than-a-decade-516a0a1f?st=S9nUcw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink