Month: February 2025
Mine’s bigger than yours: Mysterious hyperscaler plans to build Europe’s largest cloud and AI data center that will suck enough electricity to power 20,000 homes
Permission to build data center in Hertfordshire has been approved Owner is likely to be a hyperscaler operator, though application was done by an obscure company It is expected to draw 400MVA from the National Grid when it goes live in 2030 Who doesn’t enjoy a good whodunnit? Approval has…
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Canada will retaliate against Trump with tariffs on US goods
Canada will set its own tariffs against US goods in retaliation to broad 25 percent tariffs President Donald Trump announced Saturday on Canadian imports. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a 25 percent tariff on a total of $155 billion worth of American goods — $30 billion of that on Tuesday…
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NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, February 2 (game #336)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints…
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Quordle today – my hints and answers for Sunday, February 2 (game #1105)
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also…
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NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Sunday, February 2 (game #602)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands…
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The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes
The National Transportation and Safety Board will only update the press about the plane crashes in Washington, DC and Philadelphia on X — not over email, as reported earlier by The Desk. The agency announced on Saturday that it will use its @NTSB_Newsroom account to share ”news conferences or other…
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