Meta lost 20 million users last quarter
…This increased spending is driven by expectations for higher component pricing and, “to a lesser extent,” additional costs for future data center capacity. This is a course correction, according to Meta’s…
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The future of border security isn’t at the border at all
…platform, according to one internal document obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, “can handle requests across more than 52+ social media platforms and millions of URLs and deep/dark web data…
Climate Change
…Hawkins Apr 15 “A data center should not be a potential death sentence for a community’s health.” The NAACP is suing xAI to block Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center…
Google Health is here, but a lot of people want their Fitbit app back instead
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/sb-google-health-screenshot-1.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026…
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 — meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves. The likeness…
Chrome’s AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage
…You can check by opening your Chrome data folders and inspecting the OptGuideOnDeviceModel directory for the weights.bin file. You can’t simply delete this to free up space, however — if…
In desperate times, graduates find hope in humiliating tech CEOs
…According to a recent Gallup poll, seven out of 10 Americans now say they oppose building these facilities in their local area, and nearly half of all proposed data center projects have…
The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space
…Then there is the new crop of up-and-coming space economy ideas, like AI data centers in space or space-based solar power. These are technologies that work on Earth, and…
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…Politicians from both sides of the aisle are opposing data center buildouts. Politicians in local communities that support data centers are getting voted out of office. And in the most depressing reminder…
Inside the return of Xbox
…Charles Lamanna, who has risen quickly through the ranks at Microsoft, is also taking on more responsibilities, with Microsoft 365 Core, OneDrive and SharePoint (ODSP), and Data Platform and Growth (DPG) all…