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Google just spent $14 billion on servers in 91 days, plans even higher spending soon
Google’s parent company Alphabet has increased its capex budget for the year by $10 billion and now expects to spend $85 billion this year, and more in 2026.…
Mistral AI environmental report confirms AI is a hungry, thirsty beast
While it's widely known that the computers powering generative AI use a ton of water and power, its actual impact on the environment is often harder to pin down.…
AWS closes China AI research center, citing boilerplate 'business priorities'
Amazon Web Services has closed its AI lab in Shanghai, China.…
Trump AI plan rips the brakes out of the car and gives Big Tech exactly what it wanted
The White House on Wednesday announced its AI Action Plan, unveiling a sweeping anti-regulatory approach that disengages the brakes from AI development and datacenter construction in the US. The plan also promises to clamp down on what it called "ideological bias" in AI models.…
UN World Court declares countries must curb emissions or be held responsible
In a sweeping and unprecedented legal opinion, the United Nations' highest court has decreed that "The consequences of climate change are severe and far-reaching" and constitute an "urgent and existential threat." What's more, it stated that action must be taken to not only ameliorate that threat but also to determine the legal consequences for those states whose actions harm others.…
How to host a Linux-powered local dev site in Windows
hands on If you're building a website that will eventually be hosted on a Linux server (as so many are), you have a couple of choices about where you do your development work. You can create a beta version of the site at your web host and upload all of the files there or you can create a local test server that sits in your home or office.…
IRL Com recruits teens for real-life stabbings, shootings, FBI warns
A subset of an online group that recruits children and teens for contract shootings, kidnappings, and other real-life violent crimes poses a growing threat to youth, according to the FBI.…
Nothing to see here: Brave browser blocks privacy-busting Microsoft Recall
In an effort to protect user privacy, Brave browser 1.81 will prevent Microsoft Recall from screenshotting it by default.…
Tata Consultancy enforces return-to-work mandate on all US staff, effective immediately
Exclusive Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced an instant five-day return-to-work mandate for US workers, and warns that staff will be monitored and called out if they don't comply.…
AI industry's size obsession is killing ROI, engineer argues
Enterprise CIOs have been mesmerized by GenAI claims of autonomous agents and systems that can figure anything out. But the complexity that such large models deliver is also fueling errors, hallucinations, and spiraling bills.…
Meta eggheads demo Bluetooth wristband that decodes muscle twitches for UI control
Researchers at Meta have come up with a wristband that picks up your muscle twitches and turns them into real-time computer commands - no cameras or implants required.…
Microsoft SharePoint victim count hits 400+ orgs in ongoing attacks
More than 400 organizations have been compromised in the Microsoft SharePoint attack, according to Eye Security, which initially sounded the alarm on the mass exploitation last Friday, even before Redmond confirmed the critical vulnerabilities.…
Power cuts, cable damage, and government shutdowns behind Q2 internet outages
The previous quarter was a busy one for internet disruptions, according to Cloudflare, with government-mandated shutdowns in several nations, a massive power outage hitting Spain's infrastructure, damage to fiber optic cabling, and technical issues hitting North America.…
IRS has lost one-quarter of its IT staff since Trump took office
A quarter of the Internal Revenue Service's IT staff has departed since President Trump's workforce reduction efforts began earlier this year, and that has officials worried the 2026 tax season could be a mess.…
VMware prevents some perpetual license holders from downloading patches
Exclusive Some customers of Broadcom’s VMware business currently cannot access security patches, putting them at greater risk of attack.…
Leading 3D printing site bans firearm files, but home gun makers have better options
A leading 3D printing site has agreed to purge its library of downloadable gun designs at the urging of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. However, it's unlikely to slow the proliferation of 3D printed weapons, as many other sites offer downloadable gun designs and parts.…
SAP warns of 'extended approvals' for spending in manufacturing, US public sector
SAP is warning of uncertainty in global markets after reporting revenue of €9 billion ($10.55 billion) for caledar Q2, up 9 percent year-on-year.…
$380M lawsuit claims intruder got Clorox's passwords from Cognizant simply by asking
Clorox is suing its service desk provider, Cognizant, for $380 million in a California state court, alleging the IT support crew "enabled a cybercriminal to gain a foothold in Clorox's network" by handing over staffers' passwords to attackers after they simply requested them.…
Copilot Vision on Windows 11 sends data to Microsoft servers
Microsoft is again throwing AI at Windows 11 to see what sticks, releasing features including the even more eyebrow-raising successor to its controversial Recall, a screen-streaming remotely processed backseat driver dubbed Copilot Vision.…
US tariff terrors prompt Nokia profit drop, TI inventory binge
More tariff turmoil emerged this week as Nokia slashed its profit guidance for the year due to looming US levies on imported goods, while Texas Instruments' shares took a beating over fears that growth seen in Q2 will fall away following customer stockpiling to avoid import duties.…