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Meta and Google turn to NextEra to feed insatiable datacenter power hunger
NextEra Energy on Monday tightened its grip on hyperscaler power demand, adding 2.5 GW of new renewable projects for Meta while deepening its partnership with Google, which already covers about 3.5 GW of capacity.…
ICE-tracking app developer sues Trump admin after Apple spikes the software
Does the first amendment allow citizens to track law enforcement activity? After publishing an iOS app that shows where ICE agents have deployed, ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron saw the Trump admin pressure Apple into pulling the software and threaten him with prosecution. Now he's fighting back.…
193 cybercrims arrested, accused of plotting 'violence-as-a-service'
Nearly 200 people, including minors accused of involvement in murder plots, have been arrested over the last six months as part of Europol's Operational Taskforce (OTF) GRIMM. The operation targets what cops call "violence-as-a-service" - crime crews recruiting kids and teens online to carry out contract killings and other real-world attacks.…
Windows Insiders get a glimpse of Microsoft’s agentic future
Microsoft has begun rolling out a public preview of native support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in the latest Windows 11 Insider builds, edging its much-touted “agentic OS” vision closer to reality.…
Classic MacOS for non-Apple PowerPC kit rediscovered
As well as the Mac clones, there were PC-style PowerPC machines – and a version of classic MacOS for them has just been rediscovered, enabling previously unimagined combinations.…
Automakers' AI dreams may run out of road over the next five years
Only five percent of carmakers will sustain heavy AI investments by the end of the decade as most fail to meet amibitous goals.…
IBM straps AI to Db2 console in bid to modernize the old warhorse
IBM has topped an autumn flurry of Db2 updates with new features for its Intelligence Center console, promising to let users manage deployments of the 42-year-old database across on-prem, cloud, and containerized environments from a single place.…
IBM drops $11B on Confluent to feed next-gen AI ambitions
IBM has cracked open its wallet again, agreeing to shell out $11 billion for Confluent in a bid to glue together the data sprawl underpinning the next wave of enterprise AI. …
UK moves to strengthen undersea cable defenses as Russian snooping ramps up
The UK government has announced enhanced protection for undersea cables using autonomous vessels alongside crewed warships and aircraft, responding to escalating Russian surveillance activities.…
Datacenters are hoarding grid power just in case, says Uptime Institute
Datacenters are blocking other energy users from connecting to the grid by over-reserving capacity in case they need it for future growth, according to a new report.…
X shuts down European Commission ad account after €120M fine announcement
X has terminated the European Commission's ad account after Brussels used it to post a video announcing the platform's €120 million Digital Services Act (DSA) fine – which was in fact just a link to the press release.…
Kyocera claims 5.2 Gbps underwater laser data blast in lab tests
Kyocera has demonstrated underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) technology that achieved 5.2 Gbps in lab tests, targeting video feeds and sensor data for ocean exploration and underwater robotics.…
Home Office kept police facial recognition flaws to itself, UK data watchdog fumes
The UK's data protection watchdog has criticized the Home Office for failing to disclose significant biases in police facial recognition technology, despite regular engagement between the organizations.…