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Google’s power-hungry data centers crave nuclear energy

Google announced a new agreement to update six nuclear power plant sites across the US as the tech giant seeks to generate more electricity for its power-hungry data centers. Google signed the 20-year deal with Constellation, the leading nuclear power plant operator in the US.

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Anna Meredith Announces New Album Darling: Hear “Dusky”

It's been years since we've checked in with Scottish composer and electronic musician Anna Meredith. In recent years she's released all kinds of projects including the bumper car sound installation Bumps Per Minute: 18 Studies For Dodgems , a collaboration with the string

Silent Friend

Silent Friend is a historical drama written and directed by Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi. Here’s the description: In the botanical garden of a medieval German university, a ginkgo tree hundreds of years old watches its human neighbors through the slip-stream of time.

Why the Hell Is Kash Patel’s FBI Making Campaign Ads?

Kash Patel’s Federal Bureau of Investigation slammed Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a wildly partisan, and likely illegal, propaganda video Tuesday. In a two-minute video posted on social media, the supposedly non-partisan agency decried “democratic socialist

NASA's Curiosity rover catches stunning Martian dawn

A newly released panorama captured by NASA's Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission's scientists have long been waiting to see up close. The scene was snapped at 8:30 a.m. local Mars time,

Judo: Japan crowns two new world champions in Baku

Akari Omori claimed her first world title at -57kg, defeating reigning champion Eteri Liparteliani in golden score. At -73kg, Ryuga Tanaka overcame Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov in a tight final to secure gold and complete a double triumph for Japan.

On Taking Care of Each Other

Strikes averted at four NYC museums, the devastating loss of Francis Lee Rogers, the city doubles artist grants, and The Met’s breathtaking Krasner-Pollock show.

New Zealand's native plant seeds may survive wildfires

Mākaka (native broom) and kōwhai seeds might be able to survive the heat of fires, new research shows. Scientists heated native and exotic seeds in a lab oven to temperatures they may face in the soil during a fire, expecting only the exotics—which often experience fires in

Man Arrested After Impersonating ICE Agent at Polling Site

A man was arrested Sunday for allegedly impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and intimidating voters at a Miami polling site for Brazil’s presidential elections. According to his arrest report, 46-year-old Danilo Alves Silva was aggressively pacing

How geopolitical tensions tainted the 2026 Asian Games

The 2026 Asian Games in Japan drew to a close on October 4 following two weeks of competition between 45 countries and territories across 43 sports. Despite the official slogan “Imagine One Asia,” fragmented regional politics came to the fore as the event unfolded. Just days

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Record Store Day Reveals Black Friday 2026 Exclusives

The semiannual event known as Record Store Day will once again bring a raft of exclusive releases to independent record stores this Black Friday. The post Record Store Day Reveals Black Friday 2026 Exclusives appeared first on Stereogum .

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Tech Life

What is a supercomputer for? How does it work? And who gets to use it? We explain all.

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A Hyperallergic Halloween

Join us on October 28 in Brooklyn, NY for an evening of spooky cocktails, devilish delights, an art-themed costume contest, and more.