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Oracle issued a force majeure notice to the developer of its Project Jupiter data-center site in New Mexico, according to reporting on the project. The company has also dropped one key development partner amid the buildout, while local residents have pushed back against the project.
Oracle Corp Japan reported record fiscal first-quarter results, with net sales up 13% to 74.86 billion yen and net profit up 23.2% to 18.25 billion yen for the June-August period. Cloud revenue rose 31.7%, now accounting for 33.6% of total sales, and the company kept its full-year sales growth outlook at 6-10%. The stock jump came even as Oracle's U.S.-listed shares fell more than 3% after the company issued a force majeure notice related to its New Mexico data center project.
The New Mexico Supreme Court held attorney Stephen Aarons in contempt and fined him $5,000 after he submitted an appellate brief containing fictitious police testimony and witnesses invented by ChatGPT. Aarons said he used the AI tool to summarize trial proceedings for a murder conviction appeal, claiming he didn't realize it could fabricate facts. The court is also referring him to a disciplinary board for further investigation.
The New Mexico Supreme Court found veteran defense attorney Stephen Aarons in direct contempt after he filed an appellate brief containing invented testimony from nonexistent witnesses, generated using ChatGPT. Aarons admitted he never verified the AI-produced content before submitting it in the appeal of client Oscar Renee Sandoval's murder conviction, nor did he tell his client about the errors. The case has been referred to a disciplinary board for further review.
Oracle has requested proposals for 2 gigawatts of renewable energy in New Mexico as it faces local protests and legal challenges over the $165 billion Project Jupiter data center it's building with OpenAI in Santa Teresa. The facility, part of the Stargate AI infrastructure initiative, will still run on natural gas-powered fuel cells rather than direct renewable power, and analysts note the renewable investment is a 'synthetic' match rather than a direct power source for the site.
New Mexico's Supreme Court fined attorney Stephen Aarons $5,000 and held him in contempt after he submitted an appeal brief containing AI-invented witnesses and false police testimony about a shooter's appearance. Aarons admitted he used ChatGPT expecting it to produce a reliable trial summary but never checked its accuracy before filing it in his client's murder case.
NASA's satellite imaging teams have documented New Mexico's largest reservoir, Elephant Butte, dwindling to just 1.4% of its capacity due to prolonged drought conditions. Beyond monitoring the water loss, these scientists are working directly with farmers and communities affected by the shortage to help manage the crisis.