ai-vs.-net-zero:-the-uk’s-next-climate-battle

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As a data centre construction boom sweeps the UK, creating soaring electricity demands that threaten to decimate climate targets, opportunist politicians and commentators are using this new phenomenon to undermine the clean energy transition. In recent months, Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho, Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice, asContinue Reading

fact-check:-no-supreme-court-order-expelling-abante-from-house

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Claim: The Supreme Court ordered the expulsion of Manila 6th District Representative Bienvenido Abante Jr. from the House of Representatives.  Rating: FALSE  Why we fact-checked this: The claim, posted on February 16, has already received 25,000 reactions, 6,900 comments, and 1,300 shares as of writing.  The post shows photos ofContinue Reading

tariffs,-snowstorm-and-mexico-violence

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U.S. Customs will stop collecting tariffs ruled illegal by the Supreme Court. A powerful winter storm shuts schools and disrupts travel across the Northeast. Violence in Mexico after a new U.S. military-led group helped in the hunt for the drug lord ‘El Mencho.’ Plus, how the State of the Union has becomeContinue Reading

funniest/most-insightful-comments-of-the-week-at-techdirt

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This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson (who racked up a lot of wins this week) with a comment about the Twitter Files crew staying quiet when there are real attacks on free speech: “Free speech absolutists”: “You’re absolutely free to shut up and listenContinue Reading

westjet-swaps-boeing-737-max-orders-for-more-787-dreamliners

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WestJet has shaken up its Boeing order book, with the Canadian carrier swapping six narrowbody 737 MAX twinjets for a pair of 787 Dreamliners. Separately, the airline has confirmed that it has reworked its planned configuration for incomingBoeing 737 MAX series aircraft, following negative feedback to a recent reconfiguration onContinue Reading

how-many-mcdonnell-douglas-md‑11s-were-built?

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The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 occupies a unique place in commercial aviation history. Designed as a modernized successor to the DC-10, it promised longer range, improved efficiency, and advanced avionics at a time when airlines were rethinking long-haul travel. Yet despite its distinctive three-engine profile and ambitious design goals, the MD-11Continue Reading