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Meta was the source of bacterial contamination that shut down Cheyenne’s water extraction plant The water was used to fill and flush closed cooling systems in a Meta data center The City of Cheyenne has indefinitely suspended the processing of reclaimed water from data center projects The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities has announced that […]

The FBI says it has now seized over 600 drones near World Cup venues Seizures have been recorded in every one of the tournament’s US host cities This could have consequences for all drone fans during national events Back in mid-June, the FBI made a big show of announcing that it had seized about 15

The demand for electricity is now growing faster than the energy suppliers can keep up Volatile AI workloads cause unpredictable peaks and troughs in demand AI could actually help predict, although it is also the cause With three in four (77%) electricity executives now believing data center energy demand will grow faster than utilities can

New data from battery analysis company Recurrent has been released It shows that the average electric car retains 95% of its original battery capacity Replacement rates for batteries have dropped drastically in recent years A new study by battery analysis firm Recurrent has revealed that the average electric vehicle retains up to 95% of its

Amnezia VPN has restored its Premium service in Russia Amnesia Free is expected to return in the coming weeks Roskomnadzor blocked over 90% of its local servers between June 1 and 15 Russian privacy provider Amnezia VPN has successfully restored its Premium service to users in the country after suffering an unprecedented government-sponsored infrastructure strike.

Xbox has announced that it is undergoing a “significant restructuring” This will include the loss of 3,200 jobs during the financial year This includes 1,600 job losses today Microsoft has announced that Xbox is to undergo the “most significant restructuring” in the brand’s history, with 1,600 jobs being cut today, for a total of 3,200

Alibaba bans access to Claude Code, tells employees to use internal Qoder instead Anthropic tracked markers to indicate which users were in China Anthropically, Alibaba charged a great effort for Claude model distillation Alibaba has reportedly banned its employees from using Claude Code internally, starting on July 10, 2026, classifying it as a high-risk tool

The Ingalls are back, 2026 style. Thanks to Netflix, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s hit book series Little House on the Prairie returns to the small screen 52 years after it was first adapted. The 1974 Western drama ran for nine seasons starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, Karen Grassle and Melissa Sue Anderson… but can the 2026

ITV sells its media and entertainment divisions to Sky The £1.6 billion deal is a massive shake-up for British television Analysts say viewers could expect Sky and ITV’s offerings to merge in the future The UK television landscape has just changed in a big way, with ITV announcing that it has agreed to sell its

Microsoft Teams will now let users turn off their AI tools Copilot, Facilitator and Intelligent Summarization all affected Users will be able to pick and choose which AI tools they want on Teams Microsoft has apparently backed off plans to introduce a host of AI tools across teams after it faced a major backlash from