"Hyperscale": Paris Marx on Excess of Big Tech Data Empires & His Critique of Bernie Sanders' AI BillWe speak with tech journalist Paris Marx about his new book, Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech’s Data Empires . In the book, Marx exposes the deceptive ways tech companies are taking resources from vulnerable communities in order to build massive AI data centers. “We have seen the tech companies that, back in 2019, 2020, wanted us to see…Democracy Now!2d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanet
The Midterm Battle over Data Centers: Memphis House Candidate Justin Pearson Fights Elon Musk's xAIThe energy needs of the AI boom and the construction of massive data centers in states across the country have created a backlash from both Democratic and Republican voters. The battle against data centers is at the heart of a campaign in Tennessee: Democratic state Representative Justin J. Pearson is opposed to the Colossus data centers built by Elon…Democracy Now!2d agoWhole story →FoodGovernment
U.S. Sanctions ICC in a Bid to Avoid "Criminal Liability": War Crimes Prosecutor Reed BrodyThe Trump administration on Friday placed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court that target the institution as a whole. This comes on top of earlier sanctions against individual ICC judges and personnel. The administration has been escalating attacks on the ICC since the court issued arrest warrants in 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister…Democracy Now!2d agoWhole story →SecurityJustice
Headlines for October 15, 2026WFP Warns Growing Conflict in Yemen Has Cut Off Aid Deliveries to 800,000 People, Two Cargo Ships Sunk Near Strait of Hormuz as Iran Steps Up Attacks, Ukraine Resumes Strikes on Russian Energy Sites as Zelensky Says He Feels “Betrayed” by Trump, Seven Sailors Are Missing Off Romania’s Coast After Suspected Drone Attack in Black Sea, Trial of Ukrainian…Democracy Now!2d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanet
