AI & RoboticsNews

Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction

September 23, 2026
Frontier AI labs are convinced that scaling up computation is the path to improving artificial intelligence, and they’ve put their money where their mouths are, to the tune of trillions of dollars of planned data center projects. The rest of us? Surveys of public opinion say that more than 60% of Americans favor limiting new data centers, particularly in their communities. And the…
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NewsPhotography

The unsung art of standing in the pit as a music photographer: three decades of rock history and Gibson guitars through the lens of Scarlet Page

September 23, 2026
Although it’s rarely mentioned in the music press, the work of a small number of music photographers has played an outsized role in our shared cultural history. Think Annie Leibovitz’s photo of a naked John Lennon curled around a clothed Yoko Ono. Jim Marshall’s shot of Johnny Cash flipping off the camera at San Quentin in 1969. Mick Rock’s photos of Bowie as Ziggy…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

BYD's $10,000 EV has a big sibling on the way, and here's our first look [Images]

September 23, 2026
The Seagull is BYD’s most affordable EV, starting at about $10,000 in China. In Europe, the UK, and other markets, it’s sold as the Dolphin Surf or Mini, but BYD is preparing to launch a larger variant that may be an even “bigger” hit. BYD Seagull EV grows up with new ‘Great’ version BYD’s low-cost electric hatch is among the world’s best-selling electric vehicles. In China, the…
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DefenseNews

Italian Navy plots race of two local machines: an F-35B against a Ferrari

September 23, 2026
ROME — The F-35B fighter can take off on a very short runway, hover in the air and land vertically, but the Italian navy is about to find out whether it can also outrace a Ferrari. In an unusual race planned next month at the Navy’s air base at Grottaglie in southern Italy, one of its F-35Bs will go head-to-head with a Ferrari SF90 to see which has the punchier acceleration. “We are used to…
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