The EU will force data centers to disclose their energy and water use
The European Union's regulatory arm has proposed rules that would force data center operators to disclose their energy and water use through a common rating system. The European Commission says this will cover data…
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X now tells users when local laws have reduced their posts' visibility
Social media network X has added more transparency surrounding some of its visibility practices, which could further reduce claims that the platform engages in shadowbanning. The company announced that its Under the Hood…
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Discover what’s next: 5 days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket
Grab your ticket savings before prices go up on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Plus, get a second of the same ticket type at 50% off. Register now. Reason No. 1: Discovery Part of the value of Disrupt has always been…
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Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch
According to just- released estimates from market intelligence provider Apptopia , Muse’s app on mobile devices has been downloaded more times during its first 12 days on the market than ChatGPT was in the 12 days after…
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Nvidia is buying SB Energy stock at 90% of its IPO price
Nvidia is buying a further $1.5B of shares in SB Energy at 90% of the price of the SoftBank-owned developer’s coming US listing, Bloomberg reported , citing a regulatory filing on Monday. That takes its total backing to…
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Treasury chief says AI bosses, not their bots, will carry the can for criminal acts
“The Hugging Face incident is the responsibility of the OpenAI management, not a bunch of agents." He also referenced current and former OpenAI and Anthropic employees’ dire warnings about AI eradicating humanity by the…
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Toshiba's 75-inch $490 Fire TV with QLED panel proves big screens don't have to break the bank
Normally priced at $790, it's now $300 cheaper at Best Buy, bringing the price down to just $490. It's an affordable TV that delivers an experience you'll enjoy. Bang for your buck TVs are one of the few tech products…
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Google smacks forehead, realizes $899+ thin-and-lights were what it was missing
On Monday, Google unveiled five new Googlebooks in collaboration with Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus. Googlebook, if you aren't familiar, is what Google describes as a new category of laptops, rather than a Chromebook…
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Amazon's best-selling 3D printer just crashed to a record-low price — the Bambu Lab P1S is now under $500
The Bambu Lab P1S is Amazon's number one best-selling 3D printer, and it just dropped to $499.99 (was $549.99). That's a $50 discount and the lowest price we've ever seen for the 3D printer. • Shop more 3D printer deals…
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OpenAI asks Washington to lead a global AI standards push
Europe legislated incident reporting in Article 55 of the AI Act, and OpenAI filed a report under it this month. OpenAI has urged the United States to lead an international effort to set standards for advanced AI, in a…
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