Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use

In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers. [...]

Trump names Huang, Ellison, Dell Zuckerberg and more on new White House council to help 'the Golden Age of Innovation'

PCAST will reportedly help advise the President on 'strengthening American leadership in science and technology'. [...]

2026's historic snow drought is bad news for the West

For much of the Western US, winter 2026 was the year snow never came. [...]

Damaged church floor may have revealed the grave of the fourth musketeer

This will not be turning up in the church rummage sale. [...]

Wikipedia has banned AI-generated articles

English Wikipedia has banned the use of generative AI when writing or rewriting articles. The platform says it came to this decision because using AI to whip up copy "often violates several of Wi [...]

Study: Sycophantic AI can undermine human judgment

Subjects who interacted with AI tools were more likely to think they were right, less likely to resolve conflicts. [...]

April Ignites the Night: Two Meteor Showers Are On the Way, and Here's How to See Them

Get ready for the Lyrids and the Eta Aquariids, coming soon to a sky near you. [...]

'The 'engineering of addiction' explained — 3 ways Meta and YouTube have harmed young users, according to the landmark case

The science of smartphone addiction, according to the landmark Meta-Google ruling. [...]

At Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, the War Isn’t Over

Months into a supposed ceasefire in Gaza, doctors still have to smuggle in basic medical supplies—and treat new casualties of war. [...]