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UK Needs More Nuclear To Power AI, Says Amazon Boss In an exclusive BBC interview, AWS CEO Matt Garman emphasized the necessity for the UK to expand nuclear energy to support the increasing electricity demands of AI-driven data centers. AWS plans to invest £8 billion in new data centers in the UK over the next four years, asserting that nuclear power provides a reliable, zero-carbon energy source. With the UK's data centers projected to consume...

Meta is constructing a massive AI data center in Louisiana, prompting local utility Entergy to propose three new gas-fired power plants to meet its energy demands. Advocates, including Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, are pressing Meta for transparency regarding the data center's energy consumption and its alignment with the company's climate commitments, which aim for net-zero emissions by 2030. Concerns are rising about the environmental impact and local pollution associated with the increased fossil fuel use to...

Bungie's Controversy Over Marathon's ArtworkBungie's upcoming extraction shooter Marathon faces allegations of plagiarism after artist Fern Hook accused the company of using her original artwork in the game's alpha. Hook noted that her designs were used without permission or attribution, prompting Bungie to acknowledge that a former artist included her work in a texture sheet without the team's knowledge. Bungie is currently reviewing in-game assets and has reached out to Hook, but it remains uncertain...

The FCC has approved Verizon's $9.6 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications, which includes taking on $10 billion of Frontier's debt. A crucial factor in the approval was Verizon's commitment to eliminate all diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, aligning with the Trump administration's stance on DEI initiatives. The merger is expected to enhance infrastructure investments, transitioning from outdated networks to modern high-speed systems, with plans to deploy fiber to over one million homes annually across 25...

OpenAI has introduced Codex, a new coding agent available to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team subscribers, aiming to function as a "virtual coworker" for engineers. Integrated into ChatGPT, Codex generates code from natural language, can independently fix bugs and suggest changes, and is currently free to use, with plans to charge in the future. OpenAI envisions Codex evolving to fully automate coding tasks, positioning it as a key player in the development of artificial general...

Intel CPU Vulnerability Discovered Researchers at ETH Zürich have uncovered a new security flaw affecting all modern Intel CPUs, which enables leakage of sensitive data from memory. This vulnerability, known as Branch Privilege Injection (BPI), demonstrates that the Spectre vulnerability continues to pose a significant threat to computer systems even after seven years. The researchers indicate that BPI can be exploited by misusing the CPU's prediction mechanisms, highlighting the ongoing challenges in securing modern computing...