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Tech

AI boom pushes worldwide tech layoffs above last year's total, with months left in 2026

Two Flock surveillance cameras, each with a solar panels, mounted on poles, surrounded by green foliage.

Tech

Arizona town agrees to revisit Flock cameras after residents raise surveillance fears

Oil worker using computer

Tech

Study finds AI could drive 3 to 13 times more emissions than data centers by aiding oil drilling

A parent questions misspellings on a U.S. map and a list of planets, including a made-up planet.

Tech

Kentucky parents question AI-generated school agenda after map labels state 'Venecky'

A surveillance camera over a highway.

Tech

Oklahoma City weighs renewing Flock plate-reader deal after misuse, amid surveillance fears

A crowd of protesters wearing red shirts gathers, some holding signs for better job conditions.

Business

Global youth unemployment hits 12.4% as AI puts entry-level jobs at risk

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Business

Texas pauses data center grid reviews as governor orders audit of power queue

Tech

Leaked memo reveals Google DeepMind workaround for resumes wrongly filtered by AI

An industrial area featuring a power substation and a large data center in a rural landscape.

Tech

Texas county rescinds data center ban a week after developer's lawsuit

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Tech

More than 20 North Carolina communities hit pause as data center backlash grows

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Business

In Abilene, Texas, AI data center growth is deepening an already tight housing market

A tractor spraying pesticides on farmland.

Tech

AI chatbot's pesticide advice wipes out 25 acres of Chinese farmer's sesame seedlings