new video loaded: Is Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids a Good Idea? On the “Hard Fork” podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss a new law in Australia barring kids under 16 from social media. By ‘HARD Fork’ December 23, 2025 Source link
new video loaded: How Much Water Does the A.I. Industry Use? Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of “Hard Fork” at The New York Times, spoke with Andrew Marley, executive director for Effective Altruism DC, about how much water A.I. data centers use. By ‘HARD Fork’ December 23, 2025 Source link
If a big story of the past few years has been the electric vehicle revolution, 2025 was something of a bifurcation. In China, EVs are now fully entrenched in power: Half of all vehicle sales are now electric. In the U.S., there’s been a counterrevolution of sorts, with Donald Trump eliminating the EV tax credit […]
LinkedIn job scams have become a borderless epidemic, preying on the hopes of desperate job seekers and costing victims across the globe anywhere from a few hundred dollars to $25,000. While the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform connects millions of users to opportunities, it also serves as a shared hunting ground for fraudsters. From Nairobi and […]
Countries around the world are investing millions of dollars in building data centers to meet the growing demand for generative artificial intelligence, while also storing data within their own borders. But many of these countries have climates that are too hot for optimal data center operations, cranking up the cost of electricity. In Rest of […]
Every evening, Keshev Dutt spends a couple of hours in his home in northern India, teaching small business owners in Bangladesh and Nepal how to use artificial intelligence. Not for coding or building chatbots, but for something more basic: AI in Excel. For $30 per head for a three-month program, Dutt, 28, runs classes in […]
One morning in October, Luciano Galfione walked through his family’s textile factory in Buenos Aires, a cavernous warehouse where some of the more than 100 employees spin, knit, and dye synthetic fabrics for sportswear. Once a symbol of Argentina’s thriving industrial base, the factory now operates at a fraction of its capacity. “We grew for […]
The Covid-19-era bubble had not yet burst when the CEO sat down to write an email, hoping to woo Tiger Global. It was early on in the pandemic, and he was running one of India’s buzziest startups: a tech unicorn that, like so many around the world, had been suddenly flooded with venture capital. “Everybody […]
Peru’s central bank governor has brought economic stability amidst political chaos. BY JOACHIM BAMRUD As Peru once again faces political uncertainty due to an unscheduled change of president, local and foreign investors take comfort in that the country’s Central Bank is managed by a veteran pro. Julio Velarde is set to mark his 20th year […]
On paper, Singapore is a terrible location for a data center. With average temperatures hitting 33 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) and relative humidity levels of above 80%, the country is also considered to be one of the most densely populated places in the world. Data centers, meanwhile, can sprawl over vast areas, and operate […]