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UK data centers can apply for a special ‘national importance’ designation under the NSIP scheme The designation enables new projects to receive approval directly from Whitehall, avoiding local planning and building regulations Opposition to data centers in the UK has not reached the same levels as the US, which has seen billions of dollars worth […]

Pentagon science adviser Joseph Jewell weighs in on Ukraine war and integration of artificial intelligence and biotechnology marks a paradigm shift in how the US military views future conflicts Marines recently 3D-printed shaped charges from coconut shells and coffee grounds that beat conventional explosives by 25% The Ministry of Defense is also trying to speed

AI images, videos and writing used to be relatively easy to spot. There were too many fingers, wonky backgrounds, weird junk text, and other visual artifacts that really quickly gave the game away to the AI. Deepfake videos often had delayed lip-syncing, and AI-generated writing felt repetitive and formulaic, like reading a clumsy LinkedIn post.

Residents near Milwaukee, Wisconsin file class action lawsuit against Microsoft over ‘excessive noise’ from its Fairwater AI data center Complainants also report light pollution from the facility Microsoft says it has taken “immediate steps to address the audio concerns” While an inherently useful technology, AI comes with many challenges, not least the impact of data

Two US Army websites were broken on their 404 error pages The messages contained an insult directed at Donald Trump and Tom Barrack The messages appear to have been written by people sympathetic to the Kurdish cause Two pages belonging to the US Army had their error pages defaced with pro-Kurdish messages criticizing US President

The first agent ransomware attack has been dubbed JADEPUFFER by researchers at Sysdig The threat exploited a known vulnerability, adapted to obstacles, and targeted an Alibaba Nacos Unfortunately for victims, paying means nothing as JADEPUFFER fails to back up the data Has ransomware become self-aware? Sysdig researchers have analyzed an attack on an internet-facing Langflow

A new update is coming to Meta’s smart glasses That should prevent modders from disabling the light that lets people know you’re using the camera Meta also targets modders on and off its platform Last month, we shared details of reports that Meta Glasses were modified to bypass privacy protections and turn them into secret

ChatGPT’s new voice mode is rolling out today to everyone, even free users It allows for much more natural conversations and won’t interrupt if you stop talking You will be able to do simultaneous translation for the first time ever in ChatGPT OpenAI has upgraded ChatGPT’s voice mode for everyone with two new models launching

Google discontinues the desktop version of Google Earth Pro The web and mobile versions of the app will continue to be available You have until June 25, 2027 to download the desktop version When it comes to abandoning and discontinuing its own products, Google doesn’t have a very stellar record. So many projects have been

Cloud Rebuild installs a fresh version of Windows straight from … the cloud It will even work on PCs where Windows is damaged or files are missing Now available in preview, it is being tested ahead of general availability Microsoft has introduced a new Windows 11 recovery feature that installs a full version of Windows