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Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers
Trump summoned tech leaders to the White House on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 to sign pledges committing their companies to foot the electricity bill for energy-hungry data centers. | Photo: Getty...
Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney might be one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world. He fought two of the world's most valuable and powerful companies almost all the way to the US Supreme...
Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers
Today the White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection...
Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7.
The destroyed offices of the Jamaa Islamiya, an Islamist group allied with Hamas and Hezbollah, after it was targeted by an Israeli airstrike the previous day in the southern Lebanese coastal city...
What the Iran war is costing you, briefly explained
Cargo ships and tankers are seen in the Strait of Hormuz on February 25, 2026. | Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay...
Here’s how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs
Today, Google killed its 30 percent app store fee, partially uncoupled Google Play from Google Play Billing after they were declared an illegal monopoly in the US, and much more. From July,...
Mark Zuckerberg downplays Meta’s own research in New Mexico child safety trial
Jurors in a New Mexico child safety trial heard testimony from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today. During pre-recorded testimony, Zuckerberg was repeatedly asked about the company's understanding...
Bill Gates-backed TerraPower begins nuclear reactor construction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted approval to TerraPower to begin construction of a reactor in Wyoming. The project is the first new US commercial nuclear reactor in about a decade,...
Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Epic Games and Google are burying the hatchet, but documents released today reveal that they aren't only aligned on how...
Assassin’s Creed Unity is getting a free 60 fps patch tomorrow
Ubisoft shared its upcoming plans for the Assassin's Creed franchise today. Along with the news of a remake for its piratical entry, the game company also announced that a visual upgrade is...