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Tiny Scottish village of 200 homes in Auchtertool, Fife, fights plans for world’s second-largest data centre covering more than 100 football pitches; 1,600 objections pile up, residents fear it could dwarf their community

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Tiny Scottish village of 200 homes in Auchtertool, Fife, fights plans for world’s second-largest data centre covering more than 100 football pitches; 1,600 objections pile up, residents fear it could dwarf their community

The proposed Cato data centre would cover an area larger than 100 football pitches. (Photo: Daily Mail) Residents of a tiny Scottish village have launched a fierce campaign against plans to build what has been described as the world’s second-largest data centre on their doorstep.The proposed Cato data centre in Auchtertool, Fife, would occupy a … Read more

Green Party leader Zack Polanski calls for data centre freeze in England; says they ‘guzzle’ energy, water

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski calls for data centre freeze in England; says they 'guzzle' energy, water

Zack Polanski demands freeze on English data centres. Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for a freeze on approvals for new data centres in England, arguing that the rapidly expanding industry is putting pressure on water and energy supplies.Polanski said the government should introduce tougher environmental requirements for data centres and give local communities … Read more

A Texas farmer’s family has worked 6,000 acres for over a century; after his landlord sold 600 rented acres for a Google data center, he was given 60 days to leave

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A Texas farmer’s family has worked 6,000 acres for over a century; after his landlord sold 600 rented acres for a Google data center, he was given 60 days to leave

Standing near the Haskell County border in West Texas, fourth-generation farmer Cheyenne Buerger can see industrial cranes building a huge Google facility just over four miles to the northeast. Until recently, part of that same horizon was farmland he worked himself. After farming thousands of acres with his family for more than a century, Buerger … Read more

Cyberattack hits 3 UK airports, data of 8.7m customers leaked; spokesperson says ‘no operational disruption’

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Cyberattack hits 3 UK airports, data of 8.7m customers leaked; spokesperson says 'no operational disruption'

Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack, data of 8.7 million customers compromised/Image: AI Representative Image The UK’s three major airports Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands have been hit by a cyber-attack. Hackers accessed the personal data of about 8.7 million customers, The Guardian reported.Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates all three airports, said the … Read more

Singapore unveils world-first biological data centre with 16 million living human neurons powering 20 computers in a landmark moment for AI

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Singapore unveils world-first biological data centre with 16 million living human neurons powering 20 computers in a landmark moment for AI

Cortical Labs founder and CEO Hon Weng Chong at the Cortical Cloud biological data centre at NUS (Image: The Straits Times).. Singapore has unveiled a world-first biological data centre prototype that brings living human neurons into a server-rack environment, marking an unusual new step in the race to build more efficient and adaptive computing systems. … Read more

What did Lindsay Clancy’s Apple Watch data reveal? Here’s all prosecutors presented in court amid trial

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Lindsay Clancy in the courtroom during proceedings in her murder trial on August 20, 2026. (Josh Reynolds REUTERS)

Lindsay Clancy’s Apple Watch and iPhone data were revealed during her murder trial. Prosecutors said the digital evidence helped reconstruct the hours surrounding the deaths of her three children in January 2023. Lindsay Clancy in the courtroom during proceedings in her murder trial on August 20, 2026. (Josh Reynolds REUTERS) Ian Whiffin, a digital forensics … Read more

AI’s Secret Water Crisis: How Data Centers Are Depleting Freshwater Reserves Around the World

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AI’s Secret Water Crisis: How Data Centers Are Depleting Freshwater Reserves Around the World

Each time the AI ​​uses ChatGPT to write a 100-word email, it consumes approximately 519 milliliters of water, which is almost the volume of a standard water bottle. This number comes from Peer-reviewed 2025 papers Pengfei Li, Shaolei Ren of the University of California, Riverside, and colleagues publish in ACM Communications. It includes both the … Read more