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During a big meeting of billionaires, President Donald Trump said he plans to use his office to literally provide power to AI datacenters.

Artificial Intelligence

Trump Says AI Is So Important He’ll Build New Power Plants Attached to Datacenters

By Noor Al-Sibai

The group of sailors aboard the shipping vessel that pummelled into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March are still stranded.

Crew Still Stranded on Ship Two Weeks After Knocking Down Baltimore Bridge

By Noor Al-Sibai

Terrifying audio details the harrowing moments leading up to the Baltimore bridge collapse, with officers trying to clear the bridge.

In Terrifying Audio, Police Desperately Try to Clear Bridge Before Impact

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk and a motley crew of people hastily moved more than 700 servers despite the objections of experts, leading to tech glitches at X.

Elon Musk Frantically Moved Twitter Servers Himself, Eventually Realized His Mistake

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA director of facilities Erik Weiser warned on Thursday that the space agency's facilities are in an "increasing state of decline."

NASA Complains That Its Buildings Are Falling Apart

By Frank Landymore

The city of Amsterdam just unveiled an underwater bike parking garage for the city's cyclers. It's beautiful, efficient, and further disincentives cars.

Advanced Transport

We’re in Awe of Amsterdam’s Huge Underwater Bike Parking Garage

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A tech entrepreneur was shocked not only to find that he was charged crazy Uber fees for taking a car between cities, but also that he went viral for it.

Advanced Transport

Tech Guy Shocked That Uber From NYC to Philly Is Expensive

By Noor Al-Sibai

Nearly 180,000 people in Jackson, Mississippi don't have clean drinking water. President Biden approved the state's emergency declaration for Jackson.

The Water System in Jackson, Mississippi Has Effectively Collapsed

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The UK — which has announced a "red warning" for extreme heat — weapped London's 135-year-old Hammersmith Bridge silver foil to keep it from cracking.

London Wraps Historic Bridge in Foil to Save It from Horrific Heatwave

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Air conditioning needs will likely outpace the US's energy capacity because of climate change by the early 2030s according to a new study in Earth's Future.

Climate Change Air Conditioning Spike Will Cause Widespread Blackouts, Scientists Warn

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The Twitter account of the Tesla Silicon Valley Club argued in a recent tweet that moving cars underground could solve our crushing traffic congestion woes.

Tesla Fan Page Relentlessly Mocked for Incredibly Stupid Post

By Victor Tangermann

Americans bought roughly half a million e-bikes in 2020. For comparison, customers bought just 231,000 electric cars during that same time period.

Advanced Transport

E-Bikes Are Absolutely Crushing Electric Cars in Sales

By Tony Ho Tran

Flying Cars May Work Best When Tethered to Power Lines

Advanced Transport

Flying Cars May Work Best When Tethered to Power Lines

By Dan Robitzski

To Grow Up, Singapore Is Drilling Down

To Grow Up, Singapore Is Drilling Down

By Kristin Houser

Transportation costs are going to have to change with technology.

Advanced Transport

Transport Costs May Change Due to Advancing Technologies

By Chelsea Gohd

Australia Plans to Set the Record for Electric Vehicle Highways

Electric Vehicles

Australia Plans to Set the Record for Electric Vehicle Highways

By Patrick Caughill