In the face of widespread backlash to the AI data center buildout throughout the US, Google is touting its efforts to minimize the environmental impact by actually increasing water for local communities.
The company laid out five commitments around water use in a new blog post published Wednesday, including a goal to replenish more water than it uses at its data centers by 2030. Google also said it will invest in local water infrastructure, identify alternative water sources to power its facilities, and be transparent about its water use overall.
"We're just one of dozens of players in the space," Google's global head of infrastructure a …
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Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its security vulnerability program, and access to Mythos to 150 organizations across 15 countries — targeting critical infrastructure in power, water, healthcare, and communications where a cyberattack could affect 100 million people.
The obstruction of UN peacekeepers by Israeli forces heightens regional instability, diminishing prospects for diplomatic resolutions and ceasefire.
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The blockade's impact on Somalia highlights the severe humanitarian and economic ripple effects of geopolitical conflicts on vulnerable regions.
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UN Women report says AI, anonymity and lack of effective laws are increasing the risks of engaging in digital spaces
Women in public life are facing growing and increasingly sophisticated forms of online violence, the UN has said, warning that “AI-assisted ‘virtual rape’ is now at the fingertips of perpetrators”.
Female rights campaigners, journalists and other public communicators face a deepening threat due to a combination of artificial intelligence, anonymity and the absence of effective laws and accountability, a report by UN Women found.
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The dispute around Polymarket’s “US x Iran ceasefire extended by April 22, 2026” market has raised a question that goes beyond one contract: what should count as authoritative evidence in a decentralized market?
Experts point to Chinese backing for multinational attempts to introduce global governance of AI
China is now the “good guy” on AI rather than Donald Trump’s US where the technology is being pursued in a dangerous “wild west” manner, a former UN and UK government adviser has told MPs.
Prof Dame Wendy Hall, who was a member of the UN’s AI advisory board and co-wrote a review of AI for Theresa May’s government, told the House of Commons business and trade committee that China was backing multinational attempts to introduce global governance of AI in contrast to America, which had set up a race between profit-hungry companies that relied on hype.
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