The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest

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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary has been making the media rounds defending the 40,000-acre data center project he’s backing in northern Utah. Dismissing residents’ concerns over the environmental impacts and water demands of the proposed project in the drought-stricken Great Salt Lake region, O’Leary has claimed protesters are “bused in,” “misinformed,”Continue Reading

Former Greek anti-austerity leader Alexis Tsipras steps back into politics

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ATHENS, Greece — Alexis Tsipras, the combative Greek anti‑austerity leader who railed against Brussels during the country’s debt crisis, returned to politics Tuesday ahead of elections next year. The former prime minister launched a new left-wing political party, the Greek Left Alliance, cheered on by supporters at an outdoor eventContinue Reading

Variety: Stephen Colbert’s Push Into Politics May Have Hurt the Late-Night Format

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Here’s some news that might shock you. It turns out that turning late-night entertainment programs into soapboxes for their hosts’ leftist political views may have damaged the format. We learned this from Variety, which reports that Stephen Colbert’s push into politics might have ultimately hurt late-night TV.  — Variety (@Variety)Continue Reading