Think globally, worry locally While there’s no risk of big tech companies literally draining the oceans to power the data centers behind their LLMs, even moderately sized data centers can have an outsized effect on nearby water resources. A single Meta data center in Newton County, Georgia, for instance, now uses about 10 percent of … Read More “When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket” »
Oppo launched the Reno16 and Reno16 Pro in China last month, and the Reno16 family is now expected to be launching in Europe imminently. There will apparently be three members over there: the Reno16, Reno16 Pro, and the Reno16 FS. This has been revealed by a retailer listing in Italy. While the retailer doesn’t reveal … Read More “Oppo Reno16, Reno16 Pro, and Reno16 FS prices for Europe leak” »
ReactOS, the open-source operating system working for binary compatibility with Microsoft Windows computer programs and drivers, has reached the milestone of being able to enjoy the classic game Half-Life running on this open-source platform. ReactOS has been in development for 28 years now and today its developers are noting on X the ability to run … Read More “ReactOS “Open-Source Windows” Reaches The Milestone Of Being Able To Run Half-Life” »
According to the Wall Street Journal, the export control directive that led to Anthropic cutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 was triggered in part by cybersecurity research from Amazon and conversations between CEO Andy Jassy and the White House. According to the report, the paper from Amazon claims that, through a series … Read More “Amazon security research reportedly led to the White House’s Anthropic Fable ban” »
Professional services firm KPMG has pulled a report titled, “Redefining excellence in the age of agentic AI,” after numerous organizations said the report’s claims about their AI usage were untrue. Research group GPTZero identified a number of inaccuracies in the report, which was published in October 2025. GPTZero told the FT that the inaccuracies stemmed … Read More “KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations” »
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle offers some fun categories. I actually liked the purple grouping today! Read on for clues and today’s Connections … Read More “Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for June 14 #1099” »
It’s clear that communities now have an effective playbook to block data center construction. This week, researchers flagged the first quarter of 2026 as producing the “most blocked and delayed data center projects on record,” NBC News reported. Data Center Watch, a project from AI intelligence firm 10a Labs that tracks data center fights around … Read More “$130 billion in data center projects blocked by protests so far this year” »
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. If you have a British royal family obsession, like me, today’s NYT Strands puzzle will be a royal breeze. Some of the … Read More “Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for June 14 #833- CNET” »
In 1994 I got my first computer: an Intel i486 DX2-66 with 4 MB RAM and a 512MB harddisk. The software was IBMs OS/2 and Microsofts Windows 3.11. In the next four years I was upgrading this machine every few months with more RAM (up to 16MB), a CD-ROM-drive and a soundblaster card. So I … Read More “Running DOS on Behringers DDX3216 with a DIY x86-BIOS from scratch – Chris.Dev.Blog” »
Nothing unveiled the Ear (3) earbuds in September of last year, but just like the Nothing Headphone (1) has a cheaper version in the Nothing Headphone (a), the company is also going to launch the Ear (3a) as a more affordable alternative to the Ear (3) soon. A new leak today tells us that the … Read More “Nothing Ear (3a) price leaks alongside colors” »
