Month: August 2026
Virginia cracks down on electricity firms hiking prices for AI data centers — move could save ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ for everyday users
Virginia now makes data centers pay for their own power lines Virginia hosts 570 data centers, more than any other US state Spanberger says the policy could save residents hundreds of millions The US state of Virginia is requiring data centers to cover electricity infrastructure costs created specifically by their…
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Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 11 (game #1660)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday,…
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, August 11 (game #1157)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers…
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Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live
Recently, a man I was rock climbing with told me about how he’d used AI to make a motivational poster for himself, which he’d hung on his bedroom wall: a bear, walking a slackline over a canyon, holding a sign that said, “Do cool shit.” I made what I hoped…
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‘It’s Stalin’s dream’ — Quote of the day by software pioneer Richard Stallman on the tracking capabilities of cell phones
The programmer Richard Stallman is not a household name, but his work has been instrumental in building the software industry, as has his long-term campaign for free software. He’s also been a huge advocate for privacy in the digital age, and has railed against the rise of cell phones for…
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Apple may introduce a photo authentication tool in iOS 27
Reference Image could be a new way to prove provenance in the wake of generative AI. Source
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