WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence grows. Last year, global dataContinue Reading
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders, worried about the continent relying too heavily on American companies for AI and cloud computing services and Asia for microchips, are pushing back. The 27-nation bloc unveiled a “tech sovereignty” package on Wednesday with measures to promote homegrown European alternatives to Big Tech servicesContinue Reading
elementary OS is a polished Linux distribution built on Ubuntu LTS that emphasizes thoughtful design, simplicity, and a distraction-free desktop experience. Version 8.1 makes the Wayland-based Secure Session the default, improving security, touchpad gestures, and display handling. The update also introduces multitasking enhancements, refinements to the software store…Read MoreContinue Reading
This week, Microsoft has unveiled two Surface PCs powered by Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chipset. Unfortunately, neither the Surface Laptop Ultra or the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box will be available until unspecified dates later in 2026. In the meantime, Roland Quandt and WinFuture have revealed that Microsoft will be unveiling a new Surface ProContinue Reading
(Image credit: Netflix and 20th Century Fox Television) Not every space show is here for a long time. Some of them are just here for a good time – or in this case, only a single season. There’s an argument to be made that one season is not enough to determine a series’ worth, sinceContinue Reading
(Image credit: Celestron) The Celestron NexStar 8SE is the largest in the range of the best-selling NexStar telescopes. It’s hailed by Celestron as the ‘world’s most beloved telescope’, and it tops many of our buying advice on the best telescopes , including the top-overall choice as the best telescopes for deep space and the bestContinue Reading
There were some rumors earlier this week that, as it was facing a lot of pushback in court, in the media, and even among (a few) fellow Republicans in Congress, Traitor 47 was going to drop his blatantly unconstitutional, illegal, and corrupt $1.776 billion slush fund for MAGA insurrectionists. AndContinue Reading
Ever wished you could talk in to a text field rather than type? Ubuntu 26.10 hears you – quite literally. ICYMI Ubuntu is ‘ramping up’ AI features this year Canonical’s VP of Engineer Jon Seager, at the Ubuntu Summit, said the distro will soon lets users “press a button andContinue Reading
Tuta, the German encrypted email and calendar provider, has officially joined Euro-Office. Unless you have been living under a rock or were trapped in some freaky dungeon, this collaborative effort has brought together many notable European companies. The participating names include Nextcloud, IONOS, Proton, XWiki, Soverin, EuroStack, BTactic, Open-Xchange, andContinue Reading
Microsoft just shipped coreutils for Windows. Yes, you read that right. ls. grep. cat. cp. find. The same commands that have powered Unix and Linux systems for over 50 years are now available natively on Windows, maintained by Microsoft itself. In case you are not already familiar, GNU coreutils areContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence grows. Last year, global dataContinue Reading
Mike Johnson plans to talk to Altman about the framework for a potential bipartisan bill regulating AI companies., Mike Johnson plans to talk to Altman about the framework for a potential bipartisan bill regulating AI companies., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
According to Ferrari, the automaker has already received orders for its first electric vehicle…Continue Reading