# New York Halts Hyperscale Data Centers, IBM Q2 Hits From AI Shift, Buffett Reorients Giving Over Epstein Ties, Inflation Cools Amid Iran Tensions, and more... Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/us-news-daily-6694991/new-york-halts-hyperscale-data-centers-ibm-q2-hits-from-ai-shift-buffett-reorients-giving-over-epstein-ties-inflation-cools-amid-iran-tensions-and-more Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/us-news-daily-6694991/new-york-halts-hyperscale-data-centers-ibm-q2-hits-from-ai-shift-buffett-reorients-giving-over-epstein-ties-inflation-cools-amid-iran-tensions-and-more.md Podcast: [US News Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/us-news-daily-6694991) Published: 2026-07-16T01:17:26+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/415aadab Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/415aadab/c75bde38.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/us-news-daily-6694991/episodes/new-york-halts-hyperscale-data-centers-ibm-q2-hits-from-ai-shift-buffett-reorients-giving-over-epstein-ties-inflation-cools-amid-iran-tensions-and-more Duration seconds: 544 ## Resource (0:10): New York Halts Hyperscale Data Centers Amid Energy Concerns, Sparks AI Growth Debate (2:05): IBM Q2 Results Weakened by AI Infrastructure Shift, Red Hat and Distributed Growth Stand Out (4:01): Warren Buffett Shifts Philanthropy Focus Amid Epstein Ties, Excluding Gates Foundation from Donations (5:55): US Inflation Cools in June; Iran Tensions Could Trigger Rate Hikes, Warns Goldman Sachs (7:54): US Seismologist Detained in China: Espionage Charges Spark Diplomatic Tensions and Human Rights Concerns To subscribe visit https://www.brief.news . For more updates in your inbox each morning visit www.brief.news . Image credit: The Block ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/us-news-daily-6694991/episodes/new-york-halts-hyperscale-data-centers-ibm-q2-hits-from-ai-shift-buffett-reorients-giving-over-epstein-ties-inflation-cools-amid-iran-tensions-and-more/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/us-news-daily-6694991/new-york-halts-hyperscale-data-centers-ibm-q2-hits-from-ai-shift-buffett-reorients-giving-over-epstein-ties-inflation-cools-amid-iran-tensions-and-more.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.