Notion goes agentic, xAI's dirty data center secret exposed
Notion becomes an AI agent hub, xAI gets sued over 50 rogue gas turbines, and robotics hits the mainstream stage.
Subscribe free →Notion Is Now a Command Center for Your AI Agents
Notion launched a developer platform that lets teams wire AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace. Instead of jumping between a dozen tools, you can now orchestrate automated workflows from inside the app you're already living in. It's a clear play to make Notion the connective tissue of the agentic productivity stack.
Why it matters: Every major productivity platform is racing to become the default OS for AI agents — and Notion just made a serious move to get there before Slack, Atlassian, or Microsoft does.
xAI Is Running ~50 Unregulated Gas Turbines at Its Mississippi Data Center
Elon Musk's xAI has been powering its Colossus 2 data center with nearly 50 "mobile" gas turbines — and a lawsuit alleges the company has been operating them without proper environmental permits. The workaround relies on classifying the turbines as temporary equipment to dodge air quality regulations. It's the kind of regulatory arbitrage that's becoming uncomfortably common as AI companies race to build out compute at any cost.
Why it matters: This is the clearest example yet of AI infrastructure's environmental accountability problem — if xAI can quietly run a small power plant without oversight, the industry's green commitments mean nothing.
Quick Hits
- →Physical AI Expo North America lands in San Jose on May 18–19, bringing robotics builders and autonomous systems engineers together in one place — worth watching if you track the hardware side of AI. AI News
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