This Week In Techdirt History: July 19th – 25th
This Week in 2016 Cy Vance Still Arguing For Mandated Encryption Backdoors; Believes Third Party Doctrine Supports His Theory Sen. McCain Unhappy Apple Turned Down His Invitation To Be Encryption Hearing Punching Bag Cable Industry’s False Copyright Claims Are Killing Cable Box Reform Efforts Prenda (Mostly) Loses Again; Court SaysContinue Reading
Latest news bulletin | July 25th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this July 25th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel., Read MoreContinue Reading
Protecting kids online is everyone’s responsibility, Woods’ family says
The measure would increase jail time for child predators with sexual abuse materials., The measure would increase jail time for child predators with sexual abuse materials., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
AI sets up data centers to use 1/5 of US power by 2035: report
Bloomberg projects data center power needs for AI will reach 194 gigawatts in the U.S. by 2035., Bloomberg projects data center power needs for AI will reach 194 gigawatts in the U.S. by 2035., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Hundreds of thousands race to escape wildfires in France and Spain
An urgent effort to contain multiple massive wildfires. French officials changed the course of the final stage of the famed “Tour de France” race amid the ongoing disaster. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
How data centers can better manage energy use
The number of U.S. data centers is growing, largely to power artificial intelligence programs. That has led to concern about the environmental consequences of data centers — and their impact on the energy grid itself. What will happen if scores of new data centers come online? A new study byContinue Reading
MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks
Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries power increasingly more of our world. And yet, even as places like the U.S., Europe, and Australia have abundant lithium resources within their borders, China dominates global lithium refining. The biggest hurdle to tapping into the U.S. and Australia’sContinue Reading
New RefluXFS Linux flaw lets attackers gain root privileges
A nine-year-old race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s XFS filesystem, tracked as CVE-2026-64600, allows local attackers to overwrite protected files and gain root privileges. …Read MoreContinue Reading
AMD’s Helios rack is finally shipping, and it’s coming for Nvidia’s AI dominance
That challenge hasn’t deterred AMD. If anything, it seems to have sharpened the company’s focus. At its recent Advancing AI event in San Francisco, AMD rolled out an unusually dense wave of announcements spanning AI infrastructure for the cloud and enterprise data centers, AI-powered client devices…Continue Reading
Drones Target Northern Iraqi City Where U.S. Forces Are Based As U.S.-Iran Fighting Escalates
Despite the war’s unpopularity — and its widespread damage to Tehran and the global economy — the latest round of fighting has no clear off-ramp…Continue Reading
Are Wildfires Getting Worse? California’s Forest-Killing Fires Now Burn 30 Times More Forest Than 40 Years Ago
Learn how warmer air and decades of fuel buildup are turning California’s wildfires into increasingly destructive events…Continue Reading
Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes in Yemen
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in an escalation over vital shipping routes in the Middle East while the United States and Iran vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz…Continue Reading
Yemen’s Houthis target Saudi oil facilities along the Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthis say they have targeted oil facilities in Saudi Arabia owned by Aramco., NewsFeed Yemen’s Houthis say they have targeted oil facilities in Saudi Arabia owned by Aramco, in the latest escalation between the two sides. Saudi authorities say they intercepted the missile and drone attacks. Yousef Mowry hasContinue Reading