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…
same voice actor wtf
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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...
Flock AI audit tool flags suspicious police searches as misuse cases mount in Georgia
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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...
How Open Source Projects Change Hands
There are fewer ways to leave your package than to kill it.
TIL dragonflies bite when threatened
Can dragonflies bite? Can dragonflies sting? Are dragonflies dangerous? They're all common questions, and we've got all the answers!
Some power companies are using eminent domain to seize land for data centers, as 70% of Americans say not in my backyard
It's a new legal fight over "public use," but 45 states have already enacted eminent domain reform laws in response to Supreme Court rulings.
'My heart is empty': Millions of Chinese forced to end AI relationships
A boyfriend betrayed 17-year-old Xiaoxue, so she made an AI partner. But now the government is trying to end her relationship.
CookTrace v1.0.0: Semver Adoption, Email Overhaul, Mobile Sync Date Fix [AIP]
Retiring -rc.N and moving to strict semver. Docker images now publish under multiple tags so you can pin :1.0, :1, or :latest depending on how aggressively you want updates. Also delivers a real Se...
The White House is dictating access to frontier AI models, shifting power from tech giants, sources say
The Trump administration is taking steps to control who gets access to the latest frontier models, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding his company’s vile treatment of whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams. Ms. Wynn-Williams testified to Senator Hawley’s subcom…
Facebook and Instagram down in mass outage for thousands of users
Users are unable to access the platforms after an outage
SpaceX stock falls back to earth shortly after Wall Street analysts release florid targets: ‘Paving the superhighway to the stars’
A wave of wildly bullish price targets from Wall Street's SpaceX underwriters arrived just before the stock fell—raising questions about how much analysts really know.
I Put a Datacenter GPU in My Gaming PC for £200
I bought a datacenter GPU that doesn't fit in a normal motherboard, macgyvered the fan with jumper wires, and now I'm running a model that ties with Claude Sonnet 4.6 on benchmarks, all for £200.
An update on the scraper situation
Our article 'Fighting the AI scraper bot scourge', published in early 2025, discussed the probl [...]
Just Let Me Write Digits | Blog | Guillaume Endignoux
Digital identities and what they mean for the web have become a hot topic of discussion in the last few years.They have also brought many controversies: age ...
Terrified Tech Execs Are Traveling With Armed Bodyguards as AI Backlash Grows
"It really feels like the people in power want to be kings. Historically, that doesn't work out for kings..."
San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Delete AI ‘Nudify’ Apps From App Stores
The City Attorneyâs Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from 13 âface-swapâ apps that are overwhelmingly used to target women and girls.
Goodnight Punpun creator Inio Asano says the manga scene’s attitude towards AI is one of the reasons he put Mujina Into the Deep on hiatus …
Inio Asano recently appeared on the WEEKLY OCHIAI talk show, where he discussed the use of generative AI in the manga industry.
AI hype seems to be cooling as tech stocks dramatically plunge
Investors seem to be worrying that artificial intelligence rally might not last
Flock Said Its Cameras Don't Track People. Then a Reporter Proved Them Wrong On Video
Flock Safety's Condor camera tracks and zooms on people in real time, contradicting the company's own public claims about its surveillance technology.
SpaceX stock drops to a new low and loses $1 trillion in value in a month
SpaceX's market cap has lost about $1 trillion in value since its June 16 peak and hit a new low since its record-breaking IPO.
Smart glasses are deeply creepy. Why are celebrities like Kylie Jenner endorsing them?
Meta touts safety features – but for women, the dangers of these recording devices are obvious
120 Protests in 37 States: The Grassroots War Against AI Data Centers
AI data center protests span 120 locations in 37 states July 18, driven by rising energy bills, water use, and $130B in stalled projects.