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Ormat Technologies plans to achieve exponential growth by pivoting towards Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), utilizing traditional geothermal expertise combined with advanced techniques like oil-drilling and fracking. This strategy aims to build baseload, clean power in the Western United States, leveraging high demand from the AI data center boom through partnerships such as Google and Switch.

CenturyLink representatives met with frustrated Waconia-area customers who have been without landline service since May. Attendees described medical emergencies, canceled repair appointments, and poor communication. CenturyLink attributed the outage to a failed switch and difficulty sourcing replacement parts for copper lines.

A US seller on Mercari is offering heavily discounted tech items and claiming to give them away for free if buyers text them. The seller immediately requested an address when questioned about product details, raising concerns about data collection. The seller's page is new, and the phone number used is an 800 number.

Data center firm Switch Inc. is seeking $2 billion in a funding round. The article mentions a Switch Inc. facility, indicating the company's operational presence.

The indie game Dogpile is set to release on Switch and mobile platforms. The content mentions 'More dogs!', indicating additional features in the game.

Switch secured $2.6 billion in bank pledges to power its data centers, including the Citadel Campus in Tahoe Reno, Nevada. The funding underscores growing investment in infrastructure for data storage and processing.