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Data centers could actually be good for your hometown
An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center (C) with closed-loop cooling system on April 14, 2026 in Vernon, California. | Getty Images The only good data center is a canceled data center. Or so a...
Disco Elysium’s spiritual successor can’t escape its phantoms
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies wants you to question the price of forgiveness. After leading a crew of spies through a failed operation, protagonist Cascade is willing to pay whatever amount is needed...
DraftKings cofounder blasts Kalshi and prediction markets amid growing sportsbook industry tensions
DraftKings co-founder Matt Kalish spent part of Sunday (May 17) attacking prediction-market operator Kalshi, arguing that sports exchanges still fall far short of the experience most bettors expect...
Former Abilene Christian basketball player permanently banned after NCAA manipulation findings
The NCAA says former Abilene Christian basketball player Airion Simmons broke the association’s gambling rules after investigators determined he shared confidential team information with bettors and...
Microsoft ditches Teams feature that put attendees into the same virtual room
Microsoft said 'Together' mode added too much 'implementation complexity' and will steer users toward the Teams' gallery view instead.
Microsoft is retiring Teams’ Together Mode
Microsoft launched Teams' Together Mode during the pandemic to give the illusion of a bunch of people sitting in a conference room together, even if they were really sitting at home without pants...
Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats
Apple is hoping that its record on privacy can be the differentiator on the AI front, and maybe even buy it a little slack as it continues to lag behind the competition. According to Bloomberg's...
University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the commencement address at the University of Arizona on Friday. And, as his speech veered into talk of AI, he was repeatedly drowned out by boos. AI is...
This new Mac app locks the keyboard to prevent chaos when your cat tramples all over it
It's called Cats Lock, and it's kind of genius.
Oddity is masterfully tense horror from the director of Hokum
Kudos to the designer of that horrifying golem. | Image: Shudder Hokum recently hit theaters, and it's already outperforming box office expectations. If this Kubrick-referencing haunted hotel flick...