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To grow its economy, China is betting big on artificial intelligence, cloud computing and other digital technology — and a big part of that bet involves rapidly building data centers to boost computing power. But these massive collections of servers gobble up growing amounts of energy, and each one cycles through hundreds of thousands of gallons of water a day to carry away the heat they generate.That means these facilities — in China and beyond — will increasingly compete with water demand linked directly to human survival, from agriculture to daily drinking. Many companies have sited their data centers in…

While summer may get all the notoriety, the best-kept secret when it comes to national parks is that fall is the best season to visit. Not only are afternoon temperatures cooler, meaning scenic mountain hikes are that much more comfortable, but the summer throngs tend to dissipate once the school year starts, making for an especially serene park experience.Whether you’re seeking jaw-dropping Teton views speckled with fiery fall foliage, looking to leaf peep on the East Coast, or hoping to hike in Yosemite sans crowds, autumn is a magical time to check out America’s best national parks. Below are our…

EPAServicemen raise Ukraine’s flag in the capital Kyiv as independence day celebrations beginRussia has blamed Ukrainian drone attacks for a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region, saying several Russian power and energy facilities had been targeted overnight. There were no injuries and the fire was quickly extinguished, the plant’s press service said on messaging app Telegram. It said the attack had damaged a transformer, but radiation levels were within the normal range.Firefighters were also sent to a blaze at the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad region, which holds a large fuel export terminal. The…

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that his country will drop some of its billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on US goods, though it will keep levies on autos, steel and aluminium. It comes a day after he and President Donald Trump spoke over the phone for the first time since the two countries missed a self-imposed deadline to reach a trade agreement.Canada had placed a 25% levy on about C$30bn (£16bn; $21.7bn) worth of US goods on an array of products, including orange juice and washing machines.The tax hike was in retaliation to US tariffs on…

When Amazon hired the founders of AI startup Adept last year, it was one of the first examples of what became known as a reverse acquihire — a deal where a large company hires key startup team members and licenses its technology, rather than acquiring the startup outright. Adept’s co-founder and former CEO David Luan subsequently became the head of Amazon’s new AGI Lab, and while Luan’s recent interview with The Verge is ostensibly focused on Amazon’s vision for AI agents, reporter Alex Heath also asked him about the reverse acquihire trend. Luan replied that hopes to be “remembered more as…

This article contains mild spoilers for Peacemaker season 2, episode 1. Peacemaker is taking shots at Thirty Seconds To Mars. The DC Studios show, which stars John Cena as the titular silver-helmeted vigilante, made multiple jokes at the expense of Jared Leto’s rock band in the premiere episode of its second season. Written and directed by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn, the episode sees Chris Smith (Cena) have a playfully crude conversation about music with his ex-colleague Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), who had just finished repeatedly punching her car’s dashboard in a bout of frustration. “Last time I was in…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. You might think you don’t need a separate app for public transit directions, considering you get the feature built into Google Maps and Apple Maps—two very capable apps that are available for free, and which come preinstalled on Android handsets (Google Maps) and iPhones (Apple Maps, with Google Maps also available). However, sometimes a dedicated app works best: It’s more detailed, it’s more thorough, and it’s more focused. That’s the case with the apps we’ve listed below, which are often more useful than the public transit…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

Former defence minister Benny Gantz on Saturday offered to join Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a unity government to help secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. Reliant on far-right allies to remain in power, Netanyahu has launched a renewed military assault on famine-stricken Gaza City to put pressure on Hamas, who last week accepted a ceasefire proposal involving a partial hostage release.

Not all of The Verge’s staff live in the US. For example, news editor Dominic Preston is based in London and is, as he says, “responsible for keeping our news coverage ticking over in UK mornings before the US team comes online.” He also curates our new Verge Daily newsletter and covers Android phones, especially all the models that don’t launch in the US. And outside of work? “I’m a bit of a food obsessive,” he says, “and run a newsletter called Braise where I review London restaurants and cookbooks, and occasionally try my own hand at recipe writing. That…