PBS

Analysis: What data shows about political extremist violence

This article was originally published by The Conversation. After the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump claimed that radical leftist ...
The Shreveport Times

A Meta data center is coming to Louisiana. Why it will use up state's water, electricity

In December 2024, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, announced plans to construct a four million square foot data center campus in Northeast Louisiana. The $10 billion AI ...
PBS

Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here are 5 things to know

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. For years, Tylenol has generally been considered safe for treating pain and fever — even during pregnancy, when doctors discourage patients from using ...
WTHR

Data center could move into site of former Indianapolis drive-in

INDIANAPOLIS — A former drive-in theater on Indy's east side could one day be home to new technology, according to Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ron Gibson (D-District 8). Data center proposals ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Environmental group sues Racine to release expected water use at Microsoft data center

An environmental group is suing the city of Racine, Wisconsin, for failing to disclose projected water use for a Microsoft data center in Mount Pleasant. The lawsuit alleges the city of Racine ...
Reuters

Exclusive: In Australia, a data centre boom is built on vague water plans

SYDNEY, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Authorities in Sydney approved construction of data centres without requiring measurable plans to cut water use, raising concerns the sector's rapid growth will leave ...
The Hacker News

AI-Powered Villager Pen Testing Tool Hits 11,000 PyPI Downloads Amid Abuse Concerns

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing tool linked to a China-based company has attracted nearly 11,000 downloads on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository, raising ...
Science Daily

Cannabis use may quadruple diabetes risk

A massive study of over 4 million adults has revealed that cannabis use may nearly quadruple the risk of developing diabetes. Despite some earlier suggestions that cannabis might have metabolic ...
Space.com

UAP witnesses criticize Pentagon UFO office in Congressional hearing for 'using science and coming up with answers'

"This is about national security, government accountability, and the American people's right to the truth." How can the U.S. government restore public trust regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena ...
Wired

Extremist Groups Hated Charlie Kirk. They’re Using His Death to Radicalize Others

For years, extremist groups, white nationalists, and militias like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers saw Charlie Kirk not as their ally, but as their enemy. Though Kirk denigrated trans people, Muslims, ...
GlobalSpec

Data centers consume massive amounts of water — Companies rarely tell the public exactly how much

As demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technology boosts construction and proposed construction of data centers around the world, those computers require not just electricity and land, but also a ...