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The amount of gas-fired power in development for data centers in the US has nearly doubled in less than a year, new research released Tuesday shows. The findings illustrate just how heavily tech companies are relying on building private fossil fuel plants to power data centers—and how fast artificial intelligence’s energy demand has grown.Global Energy Monitor, a research firm, has been tracking gas-powered projects that have been announced, are in development, or are under construction in the US. In January, the group found that there were 97 gigawatts of gas projects in development exclusively for data centers at the end…

Deploying two US carrier strike groups to the Middle East represents a significant concentration of firepower, limiting carrier availability elsewhere. Former head of US Naval Forces Central Command Vice Admiral John Miller told Al Jazeera’s ‘This is America’ it comes at a cost.Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026Share Two US carrier groups in Middle East strain navy resources on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Public money does more than support frontier technologies, it helps to shape the markets that grow around them. Through decisions on contracts, grants, benchmarks, infrastructure and purchasing routes, governments influence which firms learn first, which systems are adopted and whether markets stay open or closed.Governments must recognize their role in shaping future competition in frontier-technology sectors. When possible, they should make choices that widen the markets they help to create and not turn them into gateways controlled by a few private firms.Concentration is already evident in parts of the space sector1. In artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, the choices governments…

WESTFIELD, Ind. — The music is stubborn and relentless, moving clumsily from rap to country to pop. At the Club at Chatham Hills, where the beat reverberates throughout the housing complex that surrounds the golf course with sameness, LIV Golf wants to convince everybody in attendance that they are guests at a party and not witnesses at a wake.A smattering of fans sit on a small hill next to the par-3 12th tee box — this week’s “party hole,” LIV’s version of the 16th at the Phoenix WM Open — sun-smacked and coated in layers of sweat. On the other…

Emmy-award winning Harington, a lifelong fan of the books, already has some familiarity with his new role: The actor voiced Lockhart in Audible’s star-studded Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions last year.The show could reunite him with director and producer Mark Mylod, who worked on Game of Thrones and is directing some Harry Potter episodes. Mylod is an executive producer on the new series along with author JK Rowling.Lockhart was portrayed in the Warner Bros Harry Potter films by Kenneth Branagh, and is a key character in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book in Rowling’s best-selling…

Nigerian – American filmmaker and founder of Bush Doctor Studios,Temitope Jude Egwu is carving out a niche for strong and vibrant storytelling for the Nollywood audience. The writer, director and producer of the 2023 Nollywood thriller short film “Wrong Door” has expressed his keen interest in challenging the industry’s perspective as he continues to produce highly compelling and emotionally gripping films that stand the test of time under Bush Doctor Studios. The young, visionary filmmaker who graduated from Montclair State University, New Jersey with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art said, “filmmaking offers me the opportunity to entertain audiences while…

From where she sat under a mango tree beside two huts and an old three-bedroom bungalow, Hembadoon Tervershima watched a motorcycle turn onto the narrow footpath that ended in the compound. Since the disappearance of her daughter in May 2024, the 42-year-old widow has lived with her mother. Two years later, the sight or sound of a vehicle approaching the compound still takes her mind back to her daughter. “I still wait for her every day,” she said quietly. “Sometimes I thought I heard her voice.” Joy Tervershima was 15 when she left for school one morning in Zaki Biam,…

France and Saudi Arabia plan to invest $7bn in three amusement parks near Paris, including one based on Japanese manga and anime. The plans reportedly grew from French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s shared love of Dragon Ball Z.Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026Share France and Saudi Arabia plan Dragon Ball Z theme park near Paris on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Something profound is happening to the modern organization. It is easy to mistake it for another technology cycle, another bout of economic turbulence or another generational adjustment in the workplace. It is all three, and considerably more. McKinsey & Company’s The State of Organizations 2026, published recently, describes the moment through three “tectonic forces”: the infusion of technology and artificial intelligence into the architecture of work; intensifying economic and geopolitical disruption; and fundamental changes in the workforce itself. Based on responses from more than 10,000 senior executives across 15 countries and 16 industries, the report argues that these are not…

Songs that are largely or wholly created by AI have been banned from Australia’s music charts.From this week, all releases must be “substantially human made” to be eligible.The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) said the new code would help “promote the human nature of artistry”.It follows a controversy around a cover of Madonna’s Like A Prayer by Australian DJ Josh Fawaz which recently topped the ARIA dance singles chart and peaked at number 2 on the country’s overall chart.The song has become a staple of commercial radio station playlists and been streamed more than 48 million times on Spotify alone.Fawaz…