Month: April 2026
‘Maybe it’s not science fiction’: Solar panels are causing rainwater to fall in one of the driest places on Earth
Dark solar panels turn desert heat into rain clouds, not just electricity A 20 square kilometer solar farm produces more rain than a year of cloud seeding The Persian Gulf’s moist winds are what the desert solar needs to make rain In the United Arab Emirates, where water is more…
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How to watch Love Island: Beyond the Villa season 2 online from anywhere
And after “garnering more than 18.4 billion minutes streamed on Peacock”, the Love Island USA season 7 cast are back for a mega-reunion. The Huda-less Love Island: Beyond the Villa season 2 promises recriminations, zero apologies and Belle-A’s first chance to actually meet everyone. You can watch Love Island: Beyond…
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Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly, jury rules
Live Nation-Ticketmaster is an illegal monopolist, a Manhattan jury ruled, according to Bloomberg. The verdict, reached after several days of deliberation, leaves the live entertainment giant open to a potential breakup — which was the stated goal of the lawsuit back when it was filed by the Biden administration’s Department…
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FTC pushes ad agencies into dropping brand safety rules
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group of eight states have announced a proposed settlement with big ad agencies that will prevent them from working together to avoid certain platforms like X based on their political viewpoints. In a complaint, the FTC argues that ad agencies violated antitrust rules…
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Google launches a Gemini AI app on Mac
Google is launching a new Gemini app on Mac that allows you to interact with the AI assistant without switching windows on your desktop. With the app, you can use the Option + Space shortcut to pull up a floating chat bubble, where you can ask Gemini questions and share…
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‘If these centers aren’t thoughtfully planned and coordinated, they can place extraordinary demands on electric infrastructure, the surrounding environment and host communities’: Maine becomes first US state to pass data centre construction ban
Maine becomes the first US state to ban large data centers A temporary moratorium will restrict power to under 20MW A dedicated council will report back on its findings Maine has passed a new law restricting, and in many cases effectively banning, new data center construction in certain areas. In…
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