AI can be a catalyst for sustainability: here’s why that’s not a contradiction

AI’s energy demands don’t tell the whole story. Used strategically, it can accelerate sustainability progress.

‘Our work for Milano-Cortina is helping create a new generation of network’: HPE tells us what it takes to be the network backbone of the 2026 Winter Olympics

The most geographically-widespread Winter Olympics ever needs a next-gen network – HPE tells us why it is the only choice.
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‘I want to give millions of young people the financial foundation I never had’: MrBeast buys a financial planning app for young people, but all we can ask is – why?

MrBeast acquires Step to teach financial skills to young users, expanding Beast Industries beyond media into fintech and money management.
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Samsung says it “took the leap” with HBM4, as it starts shipping faster AI memory built on advanced process nodes

Samsung begins to ship HBM4 memory at 11.7Gbps speeds, and claims an early industry lead.

China has extracted 1000g of uranium from just seawater – targets “unlimited battery life” by 2050, tapping into 4.5 billion tons of aquatic uranium

The oceans hold vast uranium resources, and China’s recent extraction milestone is a start but does not yet ensure a large-scale fuel supply.
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Swiss scientists want to make long AI-generated videos even better by preventing them from ‘degrading into randomness’ – is that a good idea? I am not so sure

EPFL researchers teach AI to correct its own mistakes in video sequences, reducing drift and potentially extending realistic duration.
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Nearly a million WordPress websites could be at risk from this serious plugin security flaw

WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin allows for arbitrary file upload which can lead to remote code execution.

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