Global data center electricity consumption is set to nearly double to 950 TWh by 2030, with AI driving a 9.3 GW U.S. power shortfall in 2026. Hyperscalers are betting big on nuclear, including restarting Three Mile Island. Learn how the AI energy crunch is reshaping markets.
GPTZero investigation reveals four PwC Middle East reports on AI and EVs are packed with AI hallucinations, fake footnotes, and fabricated citations. The Big Four firm faces backlash over irresponsible AI use while advising clients on the same technology.
In 2026, nations are investing over $100 billion in state-owned AI supercomputers, treating compute as critical infrastructure. Driven by data sovereignty, US chip export controls, and the EU AI Act, India, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Canada, and the US lead the sovereign AI compute race. Learn how this reshapes global tech power balances.
Eleven Pakistani police officers killed in a drone and ground attack on a Hangu police post, the second such assault in a week. The TTP is suspected. Read the latest updates.
Tens of thousands of evacuees return home in France, Spain, and Greece as 2026 wildfires ease. Over 115,000 hectares burned in France. Two firefighters killed in Greece. EU mobilizes record response.
Fugitive Dutch drug kingpin Bolle Jos (Jos Leijdekkers) sentenced to 14 years by Belgian court in Costa cocaine case involving 25 tons of cocaine worth €3.5 billion. He now faces over 100 years in combined sentences while hiding in Sierra Leone.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island on July 28, 2026, killing 34 and injuring 123. Rescue operations continue amid aftershocks and extreme heat, with over 10,000 displaced.
A 19-year-old French student was fined S$600 in Singapore for licking a vending machine straw and putting it back. The viral stunt led to a public nuisance charge but he avoided jail.
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