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New York blocks new AI data centers in first statewide moratorium
New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology. Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order Tuesday morning imposing the country’s first…
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Major detail flagged in McConnell’s ‘proof-of-life’ update: ‘Masterclass in manipulation’
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) finally broke his roughly month-long silence this week regarding his state of health, though one journalist flagged what they said was a revealing detail in the Kentucky Republican’s statement. McConnell was hospitalized on June 14, though his office initially disclosed few details about his state of health. Weeks later, it was…
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IDF kills Hamas naval commander in Gaza City airstrike
July 14, — The Israel Defense Forces eliminated a Hamas naval commander in a strike in the Gaza City area on Monday, the military said. Osama Naim Hamdi Shamlakh commanded a terrorist cell and “operated to rehabilitate and reinforce Hamas’s Naval Array force build-up and advanced terror attacks in the maritime domain,” according to the…
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How Brittany Cartwright feels about ex Jax Taylor’s romance with her publicist and ‘good friend’ Lori Krebs
Brittany Cartwright feels blindsided and hurt by her publicist Lori Krebs’ newly exposed romance with the “Valley” star’s estranged husband, Jax Taylor. “She’s feeling betrayed by Lori more than Jax because she doesn’t expect much from him at this point,” a source told Page Six. The insider told us Cartwright found out about the pair’s…
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Sleeping robotaxi riders are triggering 911 calls and straining first responders
Waking up in a Waymo comes as a shock. Ditto Kasendar remembers soft music drifting from the robotaxi’s speakers as he rode home late at night from a friend’s birthday party last year. The next moment, Los Angeles firefighters were opening the door and asking if he was OK. His six-minute trip had ended nearly…
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‘Quit being scared’: MAGA lawmaker demands more health care cuts to pay for war
A hardline MAGA Republican representing a battleground district has a blunt message for his fellow battleground colleagues: suck it up and take more money away from health care to pay for Trump’s war. This comes as the House debates a package that would include $70 billion in new Pentagon funding and the inclusion of the…
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A Space Mirror Will Test Turning Night Into Day. What To Know About the Controversial Project
The nighttime sky may soon turn bright —Li Shaojun/Xinhua—Getty Images Human activity can already dam rivers, clear-cut jungles, irrigate deserts, and change the very climate. Now, our technology may be on the doorstep of turning nighttime to day. That’s the word out of Washington, where the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just approved a proposal by…
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Trump warned about ‘insanity’ of his Thursday address to the nation
A decision by Donald Trump to use a Thursday night address to the nation to relitigate the results of the 2020 election, where he lost, was greeted with amusement and disbelief on MS NOW on Tuesday morning. After the president teased his plan to address the nation on social media, it was reported that he…
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Seth Meyers Suggests Banning Politicians From Meme Use After Nancy Mace’s Response to Lindsey Graham’s Death
Rep. Nancy Mace responded to the death of South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham with a meme this week, and at this point, Seth Meyers thinks it’s time to simply ban politicians from using memes. In this particular instance, Mace posted a clip from “The Godfather Part III,” in which Al Pacino’s character says “Just when…
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GOP senator blindsides McConnell with claim his ‘proof-of-life’ might be an old photo
Sen. Ron Johnson blindsided his own party this week, going on television to cast doubt on a fellow Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell’s “proof-of-life” photograph, on the same day President Donald Trump said he doesn’t know if McConnell was “fine.” McConnell’s office released the image over the weekend, showing the 84-year-old Kentucky senator sitting up in…