11:06 pm, Sunday, 21 December 2025
BIG TECH’S “GREEN AI” PLEDGE: CAN DATA CENTERS CUT CARBON WHILE KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND?
AI hunger meets the grid U.S. and European cloud giants are under fresh pressure to prove that artificial intelligence training
APPLE GOES AFTER LEAKER AS COURT ENTERS DEFAULT, RAISING STAKES FOR FUTURE IOS SECRETS
Apple escalates its leak crackdown Apple has told a U.S. court that prominent gadget commentator Jon Prosser has not formally
Vehicle lens production milestone by Canon Inc
170 million lenses and counting Camera-giant Canon Inc. announced that it has produced over 170 million RF and EF interchangeable
Why data centers are building their own power plants
AI power demand and the new self-supply push America’s biggest cloud and AI players are taking power into their own
‘EVERYTHING ONLINE SUCKS’—BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO
Cory Doctorow on how to fix the feeds Author and activist Cory Doctorow argues platforms can be better if users
Netflix will stream Spotify video podcasts from 2026
Two platforms test a crossover for shows and audiences Netflix and Spotify are teaming up to bring select Spotify video
PlayStation Gear Store is shutting down on December 31
Sony winds down its merch shop as fans rush final buys Sony’s PlayStation Gear Store—home to licensed apparel and collectibles
Library advice book from rural Hokkaido becomes an unlikely bestseller
Small-town wisdom, big national audience A modest public library in Shari, Hokkaido, has spawned a national hit: a book compiling
APPLE TV+ DROPS THE ‘PLUS’—STREAMER REBRANDS AS APPLE TV AMID CONTENT PUSH
What changes and why it matters Apple is stripping the “+” from Apple TV+, recasting its streaming service simply as
WORLD FALLS BEHIND ON DEFORESTATION GOALS AS FIRES AND FARMS EAT INTO FORESTS
Alarming new tally The world lost roughly 8.1 million hectares of forest in 2024, a new assessment finds, leaving governments
