AI data centres are forcing dirty ‘peaker’ power plants back into service

[ad_1] In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children climbing on its colorful playground and zooming down slides. The rarely-used eight-unit Fisk power plant owned by Houston-based NRG Energy was scheduled to retire next year. ‍But […]

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Rejected 400 times, now steering a $130 billion company: Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora’s unique journey

[ad_1] “Scarcity encourages you to be resourceful. It allows you to do a lot more with a lot less,” said Nikesh Arora, the CEO of Palo Alto Networks Inc., a US-based multinational cybersecurity company. Arora, in a candid conversation with Karishma Mehta of Humans of Bombay, opened up about his journey – from formative years […]

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