The day in tech.

OpenAI signed a 10-year lease for an Ohio data center with 8 gigawatts of computing capacity, powered by 10 gigawatts of new generation. Nvidia will exclusively supply chips and guarantee up to $105 billion in obligations, while investing $1.5 billion in SB Energy, which builds and owns the facility.

Google LLC won a bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines Inc.'s internal business data, paying $10 million. The bid outcompeted rivals including AI training data company Mercor.io Corp. The data will be used for AI training purposes.

Apple Wallet's driver's license feature will expand to North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, and Virginia, bringing the total to 18 states plus Puerto Rico. North Carolina's DMV confirmed its mobile ID program launches this December, with Apple Wallet support expected early next year.

Nigeria-based defense tech startup Terra Industries raised $52 million in what is the largest-ever seed funding round. The company develops automated security systems for governments and infrastructure operators.

An AirTag hidden in a rare book tracked a bulk order to Amazon's Las Vegas AI training facility, VGT3, where a team tears books from spines and scans pages. The warehouse door displays a Tyrannosaurus rex devouring a book logo.

Tesla is preparing a public Cybercab launch in Austin as soon as this month, with a lottery for ride slots already open. The two-seater, built without a steering wheel or pedals, relies entirely on Full Self-Driving software and entered production at Gigafactory Texas in April.

Cursor launched Origin, a native code hosting platform with repositories, pull requests, reviews, merges, and CI connections, rolling out in beta to paid users. The launch follows SpaceX's $60 billion all-stock acquisition of Cursor, completed August 14. Origin syncs existing GitHub repositories, positioning Cursor against GitHub.

Cursor Origin, its new git forge, is on by default for paid users, with enterprise opt-out only. It mirrors GitHub repositories, syncs pull request comments, and runs existing GitHub Actions via Depot and Buildkite. Data terms remain unpublished, and SpaceX closed the Cursor deal on 14 August.

The macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate references unreleased products including the Home Hub (J490/J491), iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, iPhone Ultra, iPhone Air 2, OLED iPad mini, AirPods Pro 4, and new MacBook Pro and iMac models.

Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at Cambridge, shares difficult truths about academia. His path highlights systemic barriers and the need for change within higher education institutions. The discussion centers on his experiences and the ongoing challenges faced by underrepresented academics.