America is building 3,000 data centers. The economics aren't as great as they seem
Cities trade tax breaks for a fraction of the jobs data centers promise. That's because construction crews that build them move on within months
Pentagon Slashed Civilian Harm Reduction Staff and Is Instead Using AI
CENTCOM, which oversees the war in Iran, has had its civilian harm reduction team slashed from 10 to just one.
Only 7 PlayStation games have sold over 100,000 physical copies in the US this year, says analyst, as commenters demand discs without buyin…
Put your money where your comment is
Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is …
But what if I don't like the consequences of my actions?
SpaceX Stock Plummets to Record Low Near $120 After Seven-Day Slump
SpaceX stock drops 47% from its post-IPO high after a series of launch aborts, sending a chill through the broader tech and AI market ahead of August earnings.
AI homework tools cut exam scores by 20%, study of 26,000 Chinese students finds
Researchers in Sweden and Hong Kong say students may experience a deceptive sense of fluency – AI makes tasks feel effortless.
Hugging Face: We Used AI to Catch the First Confirmed AI Agent Breach of a Major AI Platform
The company says the attack was carried out end to end by an autonomous AI-agent system.
AI's solution to 87-year-old riddle takes mathematicians by surprise | New Scientist
Mathematicians have been trying to prove the Jacobian conjecture for nearly a century, but now the Claude Fable 5 AI has apparently found a counterexample that disproves it
The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How The New Pricing Slashed Demand by 80%
The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How The New Pricing Slashed Demand by 80%
TIL: story of Marine Chromometer
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Researchers Detail How AI Systems Can Enable Authoritarianism
A new preprint study of authoritarianism-enabling AI presents another set of evidence of the gaps in safeguards, writes Tim Bernard.
Google Maps said a hike would take 5 hours. B.C. rescuers pointed out how wrong that was
Hikers recently rescued from an extremely challenging trail in B.C. had planned their trip using Google Maps, prompting a warning about the perils of relying on that platform in the backcountry.
Trump administration reportedly builds a slow-motion ban on Chinese AI models through sanctions and soft pressure
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing measures targeting Chinese AI models, from adding Chinese labs to sanctions lists to holding U.S. companies liable for security failures. Rather than impose an outright ba…
Top Meta Exec Describes Controversial Facial Recognition Feature in Detail After the Company Claimed It Didn’t Exist
Meta executives claimed that a controversial facial recognition feature didn't "exist." Now they're saying exactly how it might work.
Fears are widespread about data centre impacts on Canada’s water, environment: poll
A large majority of Canadians in a recent poll said they worry that artificial intelligence data centres will hike their power bills and harm the environment.
Meta Patents Technology to Detect Your Mood by Constantly Analyzing Your Tone of Voice
Meta patented AI tech that constantly listens to your voice and surroundings in order to detect your emotional state.
Dinoblade - Official Release Date Trailer
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Google erasing immigrants’ accounts of experiences in ICE facilities /// Vanished review of Mississippi ICE facility raises questions about…
Vanished review of Mississippi ICE facility raises questions about who controls public records of immigrant detention
Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition Set to Release on PS5 & Xbox Series S|X With New Content
It appears that Ubisoft could soon release a Ghost Recon: Wildlands Definitive Edition that includes new content.
Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy
From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialling innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challenge
Ethics as the Architecture of Power: China Proposes a New Global Governance Framework for Artificial Intelligence
The new Action Plan on International AI Ethical Governance, unveiled in Shanghai during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, extends far
Airbus moves critical apps off AWS to a French cloud
Airbus is moving 70 critical apps from AWS to France's Scaleway for digital sovereignty, keeping sensitive data shielded from US extraterritorial law.
Data Center Opponents Stage 142 Protests Across 42 States
Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers held 142 protests across 42 states Saturday, the first nationwide protest against data center growth.
AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk
Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists
European Commission fines AliExpress €550 Million for the sale of illegal, unsafe or counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform.
Today, the European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million for breaching its obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe or counterf…
Autonomous AI Agent Hacked Hugging Face. Strict US Safety Guardrails Forced them to Use a Chinese LLM to Catch It—Expensive, Proprietary US…
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
France orders internet providers to block access to Polymarket prediction site
France's main gambling sector regulator said on Friday it had instructed the country's internet service providers to block access to the Polymarket website, one of a number of online prediction…
Ukraine confirms it will produce 10 million drones in 2026, rising to 20 million, as it signs a massive $1.1 billion 'drone deal' with the …
Ukraine reveals massive drone production leap after securing a billion-dollar European deal to reshape modern warfare capabilities worldwide
Matt Wales: Forbidden Solitaire is a wonderful reminder games are powerful cultural artefacts that demand to be preserved
Not so long ago, I found a stash of my old ZX Spectrum games in the attic. And rummaging through those tatty boxes - th…
How much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use? /// Less than 2% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically …
Data centers consume around 1.5% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated.
Samsung cuts hundreds of US consumer electronics jobs ahead of Texas HQ move — 739 roles affected in New Jersey as chip division posts reco…
The cuts hit Samsung's phone, TV, and appliance business while its memory unit becomes the most profitable operation in tech.
Ballooning (spider) - Wikipedia
Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders, and some other small invertebrates, move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind, causing them to become airborne a…
TIL that Captain Moroni is a heroic figure in the Book of Mormon. Utah politician Mike Lee compared Donald Trump to Captain Moroni
Americans may have called President Donald Trump just about everything possible this year, good and bad. But standing by his side at an Arizona rally on Wednesday, Sen. Mike Lee called him something new to urge Latter-d…
Twitch ban of robot streamer Neuro Sama was likely over Holocaust denial comment
An outrageous statement about the Holocaust was likely the reason behind the ban of artificial intelligence Twitch streamer Neuro Sama.
India fined HP $14.4 million for rigging government bids and fixing ink and toner prices
The case centers on how bids were handled on the Government e-Marketplace, the country's main public procurement platform. According to the regulator, HP India and five resellers...
FCC approves giant space mirror as astronomers warn of risks to the night sky
The FCC space mirror approval allows Reflect Orbital to test artificial sunlight despite warnings about astronomy and safety.
France, Germany vow to develop Palantir rival
A top NATO commander said recently there was no real European alternative.
SK Hynix CEO: Current memory semiconductor prices are "abnormally high"
SK Hynix Weighs U.S. Factory to Combat Chipflation Chairman Chey urges supply expansion to prevent chipflation, geopolitical tensions
You Know About Flock Cameras, Meet Nema Nodes: They Turn Streetlights Into A Surveillance Network
Smart streetlights hide hockey-puck NEMA nodes that can add cameras, air sensors, and 5G gear with no public vote or new hardware.
Nvidia RTX 50 Super GPUs are reportedly ready, but stuck in limbo due to excessive GDDR7 pricing — 3GB GDDR7 module costs triple the price …
These GPUs will probably be more expensive than ever.
‘Phantom Twist’: US team designs drone that spins to achieve near-invisibility
‘Phantom Twist’ harnesses motion blur to nearly vanish in flight
Black prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to AI ⋆ The Breach
Ontario jails are using a program that claims it can predict prisonersâ behaviour, disproportionately putting Black prisoners in higher-security facilities
TIL "prop" in film and theater is short for "property"
A prop, formally known as a theatrical property,[1] is an object an actor uses on stage or screen during a performance or screen production.[2] In practical terms, a prop is considered to be anything movable or portable…
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.
India launches first hydrogen-powered train built in the country to expand clean energy on railways
India has introduced its first hydrogen-powered train designed and built in the country in a move to expand clean energy use on its rail network.
Victoria proposes forcing social media platforms to unmask anonymous accounts accused of vilification: “These reforms will help victims of …
Labor will introduce nation-leading laws to keep AI and tech companies accountable and protect our kids.
Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago
The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead. Ky...
Homedex: a living inventory for your homelab. What runs where, every port, route, and cert expiry. Read-only, no telemetry, MIT
The missing inventory for your homelab — auto-discovered services, ports, routes, and expiry dates from Docker and your reverse proxy. Read-only, no agents, no telemetry. - HarshShah0203/homedex
Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all
Current AI, a non-profit building AI that leaves no one culture behind, has made remarkable progress across devices, AI chat and more.
People Keep Destroying Flock Cameras Across America. The Paperwork Already Saw It Coming.
Somewhere in Ashland, Ohio, a city employee is filling out a purchase order this week for a new camera pole, a new solar panel, and probably a new wiring harness. That paperwork has become awfully fam...