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Texas Pauses 1,800 Data Center Requests Over Grid Strain
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Texas regulators have frozen review of roughly 1,800 data center interconnection requests totaling 474 gigawatts, five times the state's record peak demand.
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BC Wildfire Doubles Overnight, 20,000 Forced to Flee
British Columbia declared a state of emergency after the Bald Range wildfire nearly doubled overnight, forcing more than 20,000 people...
Spain Hits Italy With Retaliatory Border Checks Until Sept 7
Spain began document checks on travellers arriving from Italy at midnight Saturday, running to September 7, in direct retaliation for...
Taylor Farms Recalls Salsa, Guacamole Over Salmonella Risk
Taylor Farms recalled more than a dozen jalapeno-containing salsas and guacamoles sold at Kroger, Target, Trader Joe's and Walmart, amid...
Zuckerberg Yacht Accused of Ignoring Alaska Distress Call
A cruise ship rescued a stranded skiff in Alaska after Mark Zuckerberg's 387ft yacht Launchpad allegedly failed to respond. A...
Apollo Economist: AI Profits Funded by Investors, Not Customers
Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok says AI profits are funded by investors rather than earned from customers, citing 41% chipmaker...
Littleton Drops Flock After Cameras Turned Back On
Littleton, Massachusetts is cancelling its Flock Safety contract after discovering the company reactivated five license plate cameras the town had...
SF “AI” Chatbot Is One Guy Typing 5,000 Replies an...
ChatTJB advertised on a SoMa billboard as an AI chat interface. The AI is Tucker Bryant, typing every reply himself,...
US Pledges $1bn to Colombia as De la Espriella Takes...
The US State Department announced a $1bn security package for Colombia hours after Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in,...
Germany Has Expelled 400 Russians Since Invasion, Bild Reports
German ministry data reported by Bild shows about 400 Russians expelled since February 2022, including 80-plus diplomats most of whom...
UK Breaks 30C Record With Fifth Heatwave Days Away
The UK has now logged 35 days above 30C in 2026, beating the 34-day record set in 1995, with a...
US Oil Reserve Drops Below 300M Barrels, Lowest Since 1983
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell 6.1 million barrels to 298.7 million, its lowest since January 1983, after a 172 million...
Flock Pitched Turning 350,000 Uber, Lyft Cars Into Cameras
A public records request revealed Flock pitched a Nexar dashcam partnership that would have added 350,000 Uber, Lyft and delivery...
Chandler Drops Flock Cameras After Audit Flags Misuse
Chandler is pulling all 40 Flock license plate readers after a routine audit found an anomaly that could not be...
Myspace Eyes Comeback as Social Media Fatigue Grows
Myspace is reportedly exploring a relaunch as users tire of algorithm-driven feeds, betting nostalgia and personal profiles can win back...
