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More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new datacenters in the US, the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming artificial intelligence industry that has been blamed for escalating electricity bills…
Trump says if Netflix buys Warner Bros. its market share ’could be a problem’
After Netflix announced that it was acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery last week, observers immediatley wondered when or if the deal could obtain regulatory approval. Now, President Trump has made comments indicating that said approval is likely to take awhile if…
Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to Developers and Public Beta Testers
Apple today seeded the second release candidate version of iOS 26.2 to developers and public beta testers, with the software coming one week after Apple seeded the first RC. The release candidate represents the final version iOS 26.2 that will…
Apple Shares Official Trailer for ’Born to be Wild’ Wildlife Series [Video]
Apple has released the official trailer for ”Born to be Wild,” a new six-part wildlife documentary series narrated by SAG Award winner Hugh Bonneville. The series will premiere worldwide on Friday, December 19, on the newly renamed Apple TVservice. Filmed…
The Lord of the Rings trilogy returns to theaters in January for 25th anniversary
One does not simply spend more than 11 hours watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a single weekend at home when the opportunity to do so in theaters arises. As The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of…
India is reportedly considering another draconian smartphone surveillance plan
You know what they say: If at first you don’t succeed at mass government surveillance, try, try again. Only two days after India backpedaled on its plan to force smartphone makers to preinstall a state-run ”cybersecurity” app, Reuters reports that the country is back…
Trump slams pardoned Democratic congressman as ’disloyal’ for not switching parties
Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case. Trump blasted Cuellar for “Such…
Meta cuts deals with several news publishers for AI use
Meta has cut several deals with news publishers to help provide real-time data for its AI chatbot services, as reported by Axios. The commercial agreements will allow its Meta AI chatbots to better answer user queries about news and current…
Fallout Season 2 Episode Release Date Schedule
Fallout Season 2 premieres on December 17, and in a big change from Season 1, episodes will be released weekly instead of all at once. Prime Video has now published the full release schedule for Fallout Season 2, so you…
Google Discover is testing AI-generated headlines and they aren’t good
Artificial intelligence is showing up everywhere in Google’s services these days, whether or not people want them and sometimes in places where they really don’t make a lick of sense. The latest trial from Google appears to be giving articles…
Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis predicts three major AI trends for 2026
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google Deepmind, expects the next year to bring major progress in multimodal models, interactive video worlds, and more reliable AI agents. Speaking at the Axios AI+ Summit, Hassabis noted that Gemini’s multimodal capabilities are already powering…
Zuckerberg’s metaverse dream is collapsing after billions in losses
After burning tens of billions and stubbornly insisting the metaverse would eventually justify the cost, Mark Zuckerberg appears to be backing away from his most ambitious project. Once its defining obsession, it appears that Meta’s boss has finally decided to…