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Crusoe Walks Away From $1.25B Boom Turbine Deal as AI Power Race Intensifies - TechRepublic

Crusoe’s decision to drop Boom Superpower leaves Boom without the launch customer for its new data-center turbine business. Image: Boom Supersonic

Crusoe dropped Boom Supersonic’s $1.25B turbine deal while continuing to secure gas generation, batteries, and grid power for AI data centers.

Sep 28, 2026

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Boom Supersonic has lost the launch customer for its data-center turbine business. Crusoe has ended a reported $1.25 billion agreement for 29 Boom Superpower natural-gas turbines intended for AI data centers, according to TechCrunch.

Crusoe is dropping Boom, not abandoning turbines altogether. The company said it remains flexible about power sourcing, choosing among turbines, wind, solar, batteries, and grid electricity as individual sites evolve. The breakup removes Boom from Crusoe’s near-term primary power...

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SlippyNunchucks hijacks Sogou Input Method’s brand promotion mechanism to distribute malware

At ESET, we have been tracking the DarkVigil toolset (also known as FDMTP) and its operator, the SlippyNunchucks threat actor, since 2025. Across the campaigns we have analyzed, one behavior has remained consistent: DarkVigil implants are typically deployed through popular Chinese applications. By abusing these applications, the SlippyNunchucks threat actor

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