“We are being sold down the river,” Oliver County removes roadblock for data center

The Oliver County Commission convened a special meeting on Thursday, April 30, and removed a 180-day moratorium put in place ...
MacRumors

OpenAI Codex Update Adds Computer Use, Image Generation, and Memory on Mac

OpenAI is making several updates to its Codex AI coding agent. Codex is now able to operate desktop Mac apps with its own cursor, seeing what's on the screen, clicking, and typing to complete tasks.
KVIA

City of El Paso gives update on Meta data center project, policy framework

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The City of El Paso sent out an update on the Meta data center project Monday. The city said it has "defined remedies" if the developer doesn't meet obligations. It also ...
Wall Street Journal

New Data Centers Won’t Be Draining Us Dry

Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes a federal moratorium on data center construction (“AI Is a Threat to Everything the American People Hold Dear,” op-ed, April 3). Trying to hit the “pause” button on ...
PC Gamer

Arc Raiders' Flashpoint update finally streamlines crafting—oh, and you can also supercharge Scrappy using food because that just makes sense

Third Person Shooter Embark admits 'grinding for monetary value' isn't fun, so future Arc Raiders Expeditions will reward you for smashing bots instead FPS Marathon's mid-season patch is a big one: 11 ...
TechSpot

GitHub Copilot will use your data for AI training by default, but you can opt out

A hot potato: GitHub has announced that starting April 24, the company will begin using interaction data from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users to train and improve its AI models unless they opt out.
Geeky Gadgets

iOS 26.4 Installation Guide: Best Practices to Protect Your iPhone Data

The highly anticipated release of iOS 26.4 is set to deliver a range of enhancements, including improved performance, extended battery life, and refined features for iPhones and iPads. To make the ...
USA Today

Google cuts data center power use to ease strain on US grids

Google has signed agreements with five U.S. electric utilities in states from Arkansas to Minnesota to curtail its electricity use during periods of peak demand, the company said on March 19, in its ...
PC Gamer

Tomb Raider Remastered studio denies using generative AI in latest update, says fixes for bugs and 'texture issues' are on the way

Games 'Eventually the slop will just fall to the bottom': Garry's Mod sequel launches to 'mixed' reviews, but Garry himself isn't worried about AI games on the main page Action Ex-Blizzard president ...
Pocono Record

What we know about Smithfield Gateway data center proposal

A proposal that could bring data centers to part of the long-planned Smithfield Gateway development was discussed during a recent Smithfield Township Planning Commission meeting. Plans presented to ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Google’s Discover Core Update Finishes Rolling Out

Google's February Discover core update is complete. This is the first time Google has publicly labeled a core update as a Discover core update. It finished rolling out on February 27 after roughly 22 ...