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Power, Pollution, and Protests: The Growing Revolt Against AI Data Centers

At PowerGen, attended by TechRepublic, industry leaders addressed rising community opposition to AI data centers and the challenge of earning public trust.

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James Webb Telescope Finds Galaxies Nearly as Old as the Early Universe

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed early galaxies that appear almost as old as the universe itself. By analyzing 31 galaxies at high redshift, researchers estimated stellar ages of around 600 million years—close to the universe’s age at that epoch. One galaxy may even seem older than the universe, posing a potential challenge to the standard Lambda-C...

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Google Expands ‘Results About You’ to Shield IDs, Fight Deepfake Abuse

Google expands its “Results about you” tool to remove sensitive IDs and explicit images from Search, strengthening privacy protections amid rising identity theft.

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