‘Geology can make the risks of solar storms 1000 times worse’: Below the US is a 200-kilometer-thick lost continent that could put data centers at risk by making strained electrical grids even worse

Scientists discovered a buried geological structure beneath eastern America that could amplify solar storm damage to power grids and infrastructure
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‘LLMs can infer private attributes from ad exposure alone’: AI can tell a lot about you just based on the overall patterns of ads you see, without the need to access your browsing history or personal data — and not even a VPN can protect you

AI can infer personal traits from ad exposure patterns alone, turning everyday advertising streams into detailed profiles without direct access to private data
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Hundreds of .new .internet .top-level .domain .names .could .appear .very .soon as ICANN announces new gTLD round 14 years after one that gave us .africa .google .Microsoft and .bananarepublic — but will POTUS register .trump?

ICANN has reopened applications for new top-level domains, allowing organizations to create custom extensions.

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With a $1.3 trillion lifetime bill, America’s iconic B-52 Stratofortress ‘BUFF’ bomber, which is as old as Vladimir Putin, gets new avionics and upgraded engines to help it reach a century of service

The B-52 engine upgrade aims to extend service life, despite rising costs, delays, and ongoing challenges tied to aging aircraft systems
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FlexiSpot C7 Morpher review: An office chair that blends into every other, but perhaps that’s the point

The Flexispot C7 Morpher is a chair that combines quality materials and surprisingly good ergonomic adjustment. Nothing too flashy, nothing too loud, just a surprisingly comfortable seat for hard work done right.
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Fuelled by AI, Micron’s $50 billion chip factory in Idaho will use billions of litres of water every year — but the US tech giant stays silent on where that new water will come from

Micron’s Idaho expansion will sharply increase water use, raising concerns over sourcing, transparency, and long-term sustainability in a desert region
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A solution to our data center woes? Covering California’s canals with solar panels could generate a staggering 13GW of clean energy and save enough water for two million people — so why the opposition?

California canal solar projects could generate significant power and save water, though high costs and environmental uncertainties complicate large-scale deployment decisions
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The Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub monitor is the kind of display I always wished was possible, and now it’s in my office

This might just be the best screen on the market right now — but only if you like having a 6K TV as a monitor.

‘From the inventors of origami’: Japan joins Australia in building cardboard drones designed for one-way missions and swarming targets — and at just $2,000, they’re scarily cheap

Japan’s cardboard drones introduce low-cost swarm warfare concepts, combining rapid production and deployment with unresolved questions about durability and battlefield effectiveness
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Programmers are starting to trust AI more – but still don’t entirely believe it won’t come for their jobs

Although most developers use AI daily, often or sometimes, some still use it rarely and many don’t even use it at all.
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