Big Tech Borrows Billions to Build AI Data Centers
Tech giants Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle have racked up massive debt to fund AI data centers, prompting warnings from financial analysts and journalists about a…
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Bill Gates Warns Misused AI Could Drive Events Causing a Billion Deaths
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence is powerful enough to drive events causing a billion deaths if misused.
Field Museum Interns Name New Fossil Species After Their Moms
Two student interns at Chicago’s Field Museum have described a newly identified 309-million-year-old amphibian relative from Illinois, naming the genus Jeanerpeton in honor of…
Magic The Gathering Hobbit Play Booster Box Drops to Record Low Price
Magic: The Gathering collectors can grab The Hobbit Play Booster Box at a record low of $169 on Amazon, undercutting typical list prices by $44.99 as retailers drop prices ahead…
Ghana Police Train Personnel for Traffitech-GH Automated Enforcement
Ghana’s Motor Traffic and Transport Department trained forty-five personnel and stakeholders in Ho on September 24 ahead of the October 1 rollout of Traffitech-GH, an automated…
Volkswagen to Add Subscription Gaming to 2027 US Model-Year Vehicles
Volkswagen is transforming its 2027 model-year vehicles in the United States into mobile gaming consoles through a partnership with Swiss studio N-Dream’s AirConsole platform.
NASA Advances PRIMA Telescope to Phase B for 2033 Launch
NASA has greenlit the Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics, known as PRIMA, to advance into Phase B development.
Apple Prepares HomePod mini 2 With New Colors and Faster Processor
Apple is preparing its first major hardware refresh for the HomePod mini in years, bringing a faster chip, improved sound, and color choices alongside an anticipated integration…
Hunga Volcano Seafloor Collapsed 700 Meters During Eruption
During the climactic January 15, 2022 eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Volcano, the underwater caldera floor dropped 700 meters to 850 meters below sea level.
El Niño Projected to Peak in Late 2026 With Severe Temperatures
Global weather agencies warn that an intensifying El Niño is on track to continue strengthening, with surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific already crossing a +3 °C…
Microsoft Drops Copilot+ PC Branding From New Surface Laptops
Microsoft is quietly dropping its Copilot+ PC branding for Windows 11 hardware after a turbulent two-year run, even as its latest Surface laptops and partner devices continue to…
Anthropic Signs $11.6 Billion Cloud Deal With Akamai
Anthropic has signed an $11.6 billion, seven-year cloud computing agreement with Akamai Technologies to secure central processing units and distributed infrastructure for its…