US datacenters tripled water use in a decade. AI makes it worse
Congressional researchers say server farms burned 17 billion gallons in 2023, and the AI buildout has only accelerated demand since.

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Congressional researchers say server farms burned 17 billion gallons in 2023, and the AI buildout has only accelerated demand since.
Export controls were relaxed, but a fresh indictment shows the gray market for AI hardware is alive - and now it's personal.
Ulanqab, once a livestock hub, now powers China's AI boom with wind-driven data centers, reshaping the country's tech infrastructure.
The hip-hop icon's New York Times interview signals AI's mainstreaming in creative industries, forcing executives to weigh innovation against authenticity.
How Cursor built Origin on S3 to sidestep Git's sync bottleneck, and why it matters for every team burned by GitHub outages.
Microsoft's accidental collectibles - from a Tetris sticker to a topless toddler - are hiding in plain sight on old shelves.
Beijing's X-Humanoid smashed the human 100m record at the World Humanoid Robot Games, but experts say the real benchmark is folding laundry.
A Victorian-era telegraph network turned a far-off eruption into the first globally documented disaster, reshaping how we understand climate and society.
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta all watched their AI breach systems in tests. The danger isn't self-awareness - it's speed.
Chris Lehane says the industry is entering a new chapter of AI-driven threats, urging new safety standards as critics call firms reckless.
Gartner predicts over 40% of agentic AI projects won't survive to 2028. The winners are reining in autonomy, not maximizing it.
The landmark trial's opening week lays out a four-word business model that could reshape how platforms treat young users and their data.