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Ireland embraced the AI boom. Now its data centers are consuming too much of its energy

CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) 鈥 Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here.
Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they're consuming too much of its energy

Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they're consuming too much of its energy

CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) 鈥 Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here.
In Montreal, one man is fighting to stop DVDs from going the way of the dodo

In Montreal, one man is fighting to stop DVDs from going the way of the dodo

MONTREAL 鈥 The Luddites were a 19th-century group of British textile workers who destroyed the mechanized looms and knitting frames they saw as a threat to their livelihoods.

Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as biased and putting regional peace at risk

ISLAMABAD (AP) 鈥 Pakistan on Thursday denounced new U.S. sanctions on the country's ballistic missile program as 鈥渄iscriminatory鈥 that put the region's peace and security at risk.
Teamsters say Amazon workers will strike at multiple facilities as union seeks labor contract

Teamsters say Amazon workers will strike at multiple facilities as union seeks labor contract

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said workers at seven Amazon facilities will begin a strike on Thursday morning, an effort by the union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period.
Data on animal movements help Hungarian researchers create a swarm of autonomous drones

Data on animal movements help Hungarian researchers create a swarm of autonomous drones

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) 鈥 Moving in a dense cloud, like throngs of people walking across a crowded public square, 100 drones maneuver through the night sky in Hungary's capital, the result of over a decade of research and experimentation that scientis

US effort to curb China's and Russia's access to advanced computer chips 'inadequate,' report finds

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 The Commerce Department's efforts to curb China's and Russia's access to American-made advanced computer chips have been 鈥渋nadequate鈥 and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons, according to a
China's getting a big electric car battery swapping boost in 2025. Would that work across the globe?

China's getting a big electric car battery swapping boost in 2025. Would that work across the globe?

Detroit (AP) 鈥 China will soon see a massive expansion of electric vehicle battery swapping, as global battery maker CATL said Wednesday it is investing heavily in stations there next year.
New York man finds mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard

New York man finds mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) 鈥 Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year.

US effort to curb China's and Russia's access to advanced computer chips 'inadequate,' report finds

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 The Commerce Department's efforts to curb China's and Russia's access to American-made advanced computer chips have been 鈥渋nadequate鈥 and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons, according to a