Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard
… While there’s been a huge backlash to data centers in Maine — which in April passed the first state-level moratorium on hyperscale data centers, though it was later vetoed by Gov. …
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The more young people use AI, the more they hate it
… Alex Hanna, the director of research at the Distributed AI Research Institute DAIR , says the way students are being inundated by AI and its accompanying hype is driving their resentment, leading to widespread backlash both inside and outside academia. “Universities are hearing from employers that … …
Netflix’s new studio will produce animated shorts with generative AI
… Animaj, the studio that produces the popular kids show Pocoyo, has been vocal about incorporating AI into its production pipeline since 2024. Toonstar, maker of the YouTube series StEvEn & Parker, also uses AI. However, there has also been a significant backlash against the use of AI in animation. …
Gemini is in danger of going full Copilot
… It’s showing up in all kinds of places at a relentless pace, and personally, it’s starting to really cheese me off. The AI-everywhere fatigue is familiar to anyone who has ever used Windows 11. …
John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
… On Alphabet’s February earnings call, executives largely ignored a question about the company’s AI partnerships, including with Apple, though Pichai said he was looking forward to Google powering “the next generation of Apple foundation models based on Gemini technology.” Ternus, who reportedly has…
Why does the Googlebook exist?
… Apple is tweaking Liquid Glass, and Microsoft is trying to defuse the backlash from Windows users by slightly course-correcting on Copilot and de-enshitifying its OS. But Google isn’t exactly avoiding controversy, either. It showed up with the Googlebooks flying a huge Gemini flag. …
Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns
When Microsoft tried to launch Recall, an AI-powered Windows feature that screenshots most of what you do on your PC, it was labeled a “disaster” for cybersecurity and a “privacy nightmare.” After the backlash and a year-long delay to redesign and secure Recall, it’s once again facing security and … …
Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses
… We first heard the next-gen Xbox codename earlier this year, and Microsoft is now promising more details about Project Helix “later this year.” I’d be surprised if we hear anything significant about Project Helix during the Xbox showcase next month, though. …
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
… I’m told the ads were deeply unpopular inside of Xbox, and outside of the company, hardcore fans hated them too. “Asha retired ‘This is an Xbox’ because it didn’t feel like Xbox,” said an unnamed Microsoft spokesperson in a statement to Windows Central. “She is personally leading a reset of how we … …
Why Jonah Peretti sold BuzzFeed
… People have shown a willingness to pay for AI services. So I think- Wait, have they? …