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

Photographer captures octopus riding rarely seen dolphin, provides valuable evidence for ongoing research

September 23, 2026
A photographer has managed to capture an incredible moment between a dolphin and an octopus, in which the hapless mollusc was preyed upon by the mammal, identified as a Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus). According to the Wildlife Trusts, this distinctive species is identified by its bulbous forehead, lack of a beak, and scarred skin. They start life gray in color, but become increasingly white…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

South Park just took on America’s e-bike problem – and surprisingly nailed a lot of it

September 23, 2026
South Park has finally come for e-bikes. And perhaps surprisingly, underneath all the explosions, biker gangs, racist caricatures, and general South Park-ness of it all, the show actually managed to make some pretty insightful observations about the current state of e-bikes in America. The Season 29 premiere, “South American Biker Gangs,” aired last week and revolves almost entirely around…
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DefenseNews

CENTCOM has become a battle lab for unmanned systems

September 23, 2026
When a U.S. Army helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz in June, an unmanned U.S. Navy vessel went looking for the crew. The Corsair, operated by U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59, helped recover two U.S. service members. A month later, three Corsairs were used for something entirely different: striking a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas naval base in Iran…
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