New York State recommends demanding AI data centers pay $1 million in community investment per megawatt — framework advises towns to plan for maintenance costs, site abandonment, and other contingencies
New York State recommends demanding AI data centers pay $1 million in community investment per megawatt — framework advises towns to plan for maintenance costs, site abandonment, and other contingencies

The Community Investment Framework puts forward recommendations that towns and municipalities could follow when negotiating with data center developers. This includes charging $1 million per megawatt of demand, among other suggestions.

MobLand season 2 cast is ‘desensitised’ to Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren’s constant swearing — but tease that it’s the start of ‘even weirder’ things to come

MobLand returns to Paramount+ on September 18 — and, according to its cast, all that swearing is leading to something “even weirder”.

The Odyssey, Weather And Rare Medicanes

In a fascinating humanities – science convergence piece, an atmospheric scientist reflects on the weather in the Odyssey film and poem.

Some Countries Court Data Centers As Communities Push Back

As AI data centers spark backlash elsewhere, countries like Lithuania are rolling out the welcome mat, betting power, policy and sovereignty can win the AI compute race.

Nobody Asked For A Dashboard

Most enterprise software still answers what happened. The harder, more valuable question is why it happened and what to do next.

Hackers find encryption keys stored on stolen Flock camera despite company’s denials — group extracts more than 27,000 clips, 1.6 million images captured in a span of 21 days from the device

Hacking group stegan0gram got its hands on a Flock camera and broke into its systems to see how it worked. It turns out that these devices store thousands of clips and captures millions of images, and could also detect people, aside from cars, motorbikes, and license plates.

Half of UK businesses say AI fears mean they want more control over their data as calls for digital sovereignty grow
Half of UK businesses say AI fears mean they want more control over their data as calls for digital sovereignty grow

Britain’s businesses are calling for greater transparency and visibility across their data as the world gets to grips with AI.

Inside the suddenly explosive world of AI safety
Inside the suddenly explosive world of AI safety

On a sunny July day in Berkeley, California, the country’s top AI safety researchers gathered on an unmarked floor of an unmarked building. They had come together for a “war room” to dissect the high-profile cybersecurity incident that had rocked the AI industry hours earlier. An unreleased OpenAI model had gone rogue, executing a stunningly […]

Get an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for only $320 — 2-item Newegg combo saves $149 and nets one of the fastest gaming CPUs and a quality MSI X870E motherboard for only $578
Get an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for only $320 — 2-item Newegg combo saves $149 and nets one of the fastest gaming CPUs and a quality MSI X870E motherboard for only $578

Newegg’s 2-item combo pairs the Ryzen 7 9800X3D with MSI X870E Gaming Max Wifi motherboard for only $578 – the $149 savings makes this the cheapest way into the AM5 platform with one of the fastest gaming CPUs around.