Microsoft Will Pick Up its Data Center Tab? & Your Groceries Got More Expensive
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Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, as data center blowback grows, Microsoft promises to be a better neighbor.
Then what's this new anthropic tool that all your tech friends are going wild over? It's Wednesday, January 14th. Let's ride.
Toby, we've been talking about some trends that could pop off in 2026, and I've got another one for you. Analog rooms. This is a space in your house with zero digital distractions, zero screens. Just you and your family, maybe a musical instrument, some books, a jigsaw puzzle, and sure why not, a vintage record players. People are desperate for a break from their phones. According to the Wall Street Journal, searches for how to reduce screen time reached an all-time high last year. And on TikTok, Videos tagged Analog Life have gotten more than 76 million views. Toby, maybe the antidote to the smart home is the analog room.
I'll go a step further. As everything from your TV to your toaster has become smart, I think dumb design is coming back, so I'm not going to call my screenless room an analog room. That is the dumb house. Game night in the dumb house, everyone. However, this whole movement falls apart when it comes to analog clocks. No one knows how to tell time anymore, so game night is starting a little bit behind schedule in the dumb house.
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The inflation report for December dropped yesterday morning and it came in more mild than Austrian cuisine. US consumer prices rose 2.7% for the year and 0.3% from the month before, about in line with expectations. It shows an economy that's pulled back from the inflation brink, but still has steady, higher-than-typical price increases that's frustrating many Americans. A major contributor to inflation last month was groceries, which posted their biggest monthly gain since 2022. Beef prices have jumped 16% from a year ago to a record high, and fruits, veggies, dairy, and coffee all got a bit more expensive. On the flip side, gas got cheaper, as did used cars and trucks. Prices for household furnishings fell 0.5% after President Trump held off on his plan to hike tariffs on furniture imports.
So now that the December numbers are in, we can close the chapter on inflation in 2025. The TLDR is inflation did slow down slightly from the beginning of the year. A major concern was that tariffs would send prices in certain categories soaring once they took effect. But even in those industries like apparel, inflation wasn't as bad as feared throughout the summer and fall.
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