UK Data Centre Power Supplier Accused of Giving ‘Lifeline’ to Fossil Fuel Industry
A UK company is selling its wares as a “sustainable power solution” to data centres, DeSmog can reveal, and is pressuring the government to embrace gas-powered artificial intelligence (AI) with “flawed” carbon capture technology. AVK-SEG (AVK) claims to be the “largest and fastest-growing supplier of innovative power solutions for dataContinue Reading
Orban’s Favourite EU Think Tank is Back in Brussels. But Who’s Funding It?
Weeks after the collapse of Europe’s most prominent hard-right think tank, a new group with the same staff and similar mission has emerged to take its place. MCC Brussels announced the creation of the Freedom & Sovereignty Initiative (FSI) Europe on 23 September, a fresh entity that promises to “carryContinue Reading
Tesla unveils car that can drive upside down and jump through the air
Tesla has unveiled an electric car that can drive upside down and use rocket-like thrusters to jump and turn mid-air., NewsFeed Tesla has unveiled an electric sports car that can drive upside down and use rocket-like thrusters to jump and turn mid-air. Developed with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, it can reportedlyContinue Reading
How Israel’s elections will affect Palestinians
How Israel votes this month will shape the future of over 5.5 million Palestinians who have no say in the election., NewsFeed How Israel votes this month will shape the future of over 5.5 million Palestinians who have no say in the election. Even if there’s a new government, AlContinue Reading
KDE Plasma 6.8 release marks project’s 30th anniversary
KDE Plasma 6.8 has been released, arriving on the 30th anniversary of the free, open-source desktop environment’s founding. Changes are, as you’d expect, varied across the stack. A new backup tool, Kup, is included as part of Plasma 6.8 to make automated backups to external media easier, while Spectacle, theContinue Reading
No click required: How the ad industry became a pipeline for mercenary spyware
That ad you just scrolled past on your phone but barely spared a look or click? It could be tracking your movements and collecting your data, without you having to do a thing. This “zero-click mercenary spyware,” dubbed “AdFection,” is increasingly exploiting a sprawling online advertising ecosystem ripe for abuse,Continue Reading
Copilot pricing gets complicated
As Microsoft adds more advanced agentic capabilities to Copilot, such as Cowork and Autopilot, usage-based pricing is becoming an increasingly important part of its business model. But for customers used to predictable, fixed pricing, the addition of pay-as-you-go billing can be a significant change, creating new challenges around managing andContinue Reading
The Traitor’s Press Secretary Admits She Was in “Sort of a Pyramid Scheme”
Katie Zacharia’s long résumé includes stints as an unqualified legal commentator, an associate at a Chinese law firm, an uncredentialed general counsel, and—in her own words—a participant in “sort of a pyramid scheme.” The 41-year-old White House press secretary told Wired Thursday that she used to be an affiliate marketerContinue Reading
Supreme Court sides with Republicans in dispute over cost of campaign ads
The outcome gives Republican candidates an advertising edge in the final weeks of the campaign., Read MoreContinue Reading
Peugeot RCZ Vision Debuts As 500-HP Electric Sports Coupé With 600 km Range, 10-Minute Charging
Peugeot has unveiled the RCZ Vision, an all-electric sports coupé concept that redefines the French automaker’s design language, known as “Feline Future”, while previewing its future design direction and electric vehicle technology. Inspired by the original Peugeot RCZ, produced between 2009 and 2015, the concept is built on an architecture based on the STLA OneContinue Reading
Why Indonesia’s forest fires are so bad this year | DW News
Indonesia is experiencing its worst forest fires in a decade. The resulting air pollution has affected more than 250,000 people and spread to other countries in the region including Singapore, Malaysia and East Timor. What is the Indonesian government doing to tackle these blazes and why are they so badContinue Reading
Three children, one teacher killed after 16-year-old opens fire at US school | BBC News
Four people, including a teacher and children aged 5, 8 and 11, have been killed in a shooting at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, local police say. The suspected attacker, a 16-year-old boy, forced his way into the school by firing at locked doors. He wasContinue Reading
Black Sea grain war escalates: Ukraine knocked out most of Russia’s grain exports, and Russia is now sinking ships off Romania and Bulgaria
Russian drones have hit two more ships in the western Black Sea Rival Russian and Ukrainian countershipping campaigns have throttled grain exports since this summer Diplomatic efforts to restore a grain shipping ceasefire haven’t yet moved Moscow On or just before Wednesday, 14 October, Russian Geran-4 one-way attack drones struckContinue Reading