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Adria Hight Dies at 56: Why John Force Racing’s Behind-the-Scenes CFO Mattered

YORBA LINDA, California, May 5, 2026, 05:19 PDT Adria (Force) Hight, who spent years as a top executive at John Force Racing and was the eldest daughter of 16-time NHRA Funny Car champ John Force, has died at 56, the team announced. The news broke moments before one of the squad’s drivers dedicated a milestone win to her. (Home page | Performance Racing Industry) The loss comes as John Force Racing—still under family control—navigates big changes. Force stepped away from driving in November 2025, following his major crash in 2024, and the NHRA squad has been adjusting ever since. Five

Why Peter Thiel’s $140M Panthalassa Bet Could Move AI Data Centers Into the Ocean

PORTLAND, Ore., May 5, 2026, 05:21 PDT Panthalassa, the ocean-energy startup out of Portland, Oregon, has secured $140 million in Series B funding, led by Peter Thiel, the company said. With the new capital, Panthalassa plans to complete its pilot factory just outside Portland and ramp up deployment of its Ocean-3 AI-powered wave nodes in the northern Pacific. Thiel called it a move that “opened the ocean frontier.” (Business Wire) It’s all about timing. The International Energy Agency reports that data-center electricity use jumped 17% in 2025, with AI-specific centers spiking 50%.

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