Microsoft says its first data center helped save a struggling small town

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Microsoft says its first self-built data center campus helped transform Quincy, Washington from a struggling farming town into a growing tech hub with better jobs, lower poverty, and major public investments. But is Big Tech rewriting the narrative around AI infrastructure?

Google DeepMind wants to save Asia Pacific with AI but why does the region need a Silicon Valley white knight?

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Google DeepMind is launching an AI for the Planet accelerator in Asia Pacific, but the initiative also raises uncomfortable questions about Silicon Valley influence and dependency on American tech companies.

Why Greta Thunberg should use Linux if she doesn’t already

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Greta Thunberg has never shied away from confronting powerful systems. Governments. Oil companies. Multinational elites. And now, apparently, Israel. According to a recent Fox News report, Thunberg was deported after a political clash involving a seized yacht and a defiant selfie. It’s the kind of scene that’s become familiar: Greta on a boat, in trouble, … Read more