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grist.org - Sophie Hurwitz - Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
Grist - Climate and environmental news

With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz. Around Christmas in Virginia, which boasts the highest concentration of data centers in the country, one advertisement seemed to air nonstop.

nytimes.com - Cade Metz - Yann LeCun, an A.I. Pioneer, Warns the Tech 'Herd' Could Hit a Dead End
Yann LeCun, an A.I. Pioneer, Warns the Tech 'Herd' Could Hit a Dead End
The New York Times

Throughout his 40-year career as a computer scientist, Yann LeCun has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading experts on artificial intelligence and a man with a penchant for throwing verbal grenades. He was one of three pioneering…

nasa.gov - NASA Technology Brings Golden Age of Exploration to Earth
NASA Technology Brings Golden Age of Exploration to Earth
NASA

As NASA fosters technologies needed to live and work farther away from home than ever before, the agency's Technology Transfer program has the sole mission of getting those innovations into the hands of companies, entrepreneurs, and, ultimately…

nytimes.com - Mike Isaac - As Tech Chiefs Woo Trump, Silicon Valley Seethes Over Minneapolis Shootings
As Tech Chiefs Woo Trump, Silicon Valley Seethes Over Minneapolis Shootings
The New York Times

On Saturday evening, top technology executives gathered in Washington to attend a screening of “ Melania,” a documentary produced by Amazon about the first lady, Melania Trump. Among them was Andy Jassy, the chief executive of Amazon;…

forbes.com - Anne T. Griffin - Big Tech Bets On Nuclear Power For AI Strategy Edge
Big Tech Bets On Nuclear Power For AI Strategy Edge
Forbes

Major tech companies are turning to nuclear power to address energy scarcity with the current grid system and to create competitive advantages for themselves. The AI strategy for big tech companies has them investing in nuclear energy to power…

techcrunch.com - Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai - Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown
Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown
TechCrunch

President Donald Trump said he would make countering immigration one of his flagship policies during his second term in The White House, promising an unprecedented number of deportations. A year in, data shows that deportations by Immigration and…

bloomberg.com - Annie Bang - Amodei, Hoffman Join Tech Workers Decrying Minnesota Violence
Amodei, Hoffman Join Tech Workers Decrying Minnesota Violence
Bloomberg

Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei joined a growing chorus of Silicon Valley leaders expressing outrage over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, aligning with tech industry workers who've urged CEOs to take a stronger stand against the…

forbes.com - Karl Freund - Cadence Is Leading The Audio Revolution With AI Technology
Cadence Is Leading The Audio Revolution With AI Technology
Forbes

Voice AI using Small Language Models is becoming a major market requirement for phones, appliances and immersive Audio. Many analysts like to say that AI will become pervasive, applied to just about every aspect of computing to improve product…

forbes.com - Kolawole Samuel Adebayo - 71% Of Tech Chiefs Say Leadership Has Unrealistic AI Expectations
71% Of Tech Chiefs Say Leadership Has Unrealistic AI Expectations
Forbes

Nearly every tech leader worries about unethical AI use, yet only 38% have oversight, revealing pressure for speed over safety. Technology chiefs are caught in an impossible bind: They know what responsible AI deployment looks like, but their…

gizmodo.com - Ece Yildirim - Tech Workers Demand CEOs Use Their 'Leverage' to End ICE Violence
Tech Workers Demand CEOs Use Their 'Leverage' to End ICE Violence
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Hundreds of tech industry workers are asking their CEOs to stand up to the Trump administration's weaponization of immigration forces and the subsequent violence that's ensued. In a letter signed by more than 400 employees from Apple, Meta, Google…

techcrunch.com - Rebecca Bellan - Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti
Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti
TechCrunch

More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand that United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) leave U.S. cities.

gq.com - Ali Finney - The Best Cooling Bed Tech for Any Sweaty Sleeper
The Best Cooling Bed Tech for Any Sweaty Sleeper
GQ

If you've ever tossed and turned as sweat trickled down your back, you can likely stand in unity with the following: Heat is the worst. The best cooling mattress covers, however, are the solution to sweaty nights. Heat ruins your REM and slow-wave…

scmp.com - Alex Lo - My Take | Steadfast state support is key to China winning tech race with US
My Take | Steadfast state support is key to China winning tech race with US
South China Morning Post

In the science and tech race, China is steadily advancing while America is retreating. That's the conclusion of multiple Western studies. US President Donald Trump's own policies have greatly contributed to this trajectory. Several salient features…

businessinsider.com - Jennifer Sor - Investors brace for Big Tech earnings and a Fed decision in a packed week for markets
Investors brace for Big Tech earnings and a Fed decision in a packed week for markets
Business Insider

Investors are gearing up for a packed week of potentially market-moving updates from Big Tech and the Fed. The Fed's coming decision on interest rates and Big Tech earnings could spark fresh volatility in markets, depending on what they tell…

telegraph.co.uk - Matthew Field - London tech staff set for windfall after $4bn deal
London tech staff set for windfall after $4bn deal
The Telegraph

Staff at a British tech startup are in line for a major windfall after an investment deal valued their company at $4bn (£2.9bn). Synthesia, which is developing artificial intelligence (AI) video technology, was given the price tag after…

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