Institutional investors are pivoting toward the “picks and shovels” of the power sector — and opening a new frontier for AI-driven growth.

Anthropic PBC has hired a senior leader from Microsoft Corp. to lead its push to establish the infrastructure needed to support growing adoption of its artificial intelligence services.

Iranian-linked hackers are targeting internet-exposed PLCs manufactured by Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley, and other OT vendors may also be at risk.

A population boom, business-friendly climate, and civil infrastructure investments are driving demand.

Transportation agencies in the Midwest, South and West are dispensing billions of dollars to expand highways, erect bridges and improve infrastructure.

Furthermore, owners are now requiring modern infrastructure to be smart in design, construction, and maintenance. They’re also requesting that the design incorporate well-organized data, optimized processes, and responsibly deployed AI. Though interest ...

Longtime Microsoft executive Eric Boyd is joining Anthropic as the AI lab’s head of infrastructure, Boyd said on Tuesday. Boyd has spent more than 18 years at Microsoft, and for the past several years has led engineering of hardware and software needed to host OpenAI and Anthropic models on its Azure cloud platform.

Once called philanthropy supporting organizations, infrastructure groups are positioning themselves to be leaders in the field.

Talks in the war with Iran appear to have hit a stalemate as threats escalate. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin and Mahsa Saeidi report.