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Green Party wants to slam the brakes on UK datacenter construction until water and energy use are sorted

The Green Party of England and Wales says UK datacenters’ 2024 “critical national infrastructure” (CNI) status lets developers prioritize water and energy access over households under drought and power constraints, and wants CNI status removed and planning rules changed so new facilities are only approved with the highest environmental standards and full community consultation.

Aug 28, 2026 ·The Register

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The iPhone Fold could make concerts even worse

A folding iPhone could worsen concert viewing by adding another “swaying in the air” screen, even if it’s “unfolded.”

Aug 28, 2026 ·The Verge

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September Fed decision is now a coin flip as rate hike odds increase post Warsh

Kalshi now prices the Fed’s September decision as a coin flip, with 48% odds of a 25 basis-point rate hike after Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks.

Aug 28, 2026 ·CNBC

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US government snitch-finder pleads guilty to leaking state secrets to foreign spies

Former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Insider Threat Division IT specialist Nathan Vilas Laatsch pleaded guilty to leaking top-secret information to a foreign government via an FBI sting that recovered nine typed documents, eight containing top-secret information with sensitive compartmented information.

Aug 28, 2026 ·The Register

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Dollar climbs after Warsh comments, poised for weekly gain

The dollar index rose 0.46% to 99.57 after Federal Reserve Chair Warsh said the Fed may need rate hikes if policymakers do not believe inflation is returning toward the 2% target.

Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance

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Datacenters face direct hit from China rare earth curbs, as clock runs out on escalated licensing chokeoff

China’s 2025 rare-earth licensing curbs have already cut yttrium shipments by about 75% year-over-year, and IEEE warns they could begin directly affecting datacenters as Beijing reviews its policies this November.

Aug 28, 2026 ·The Register

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The 2026 Midterms Are Coming. Political Deepfakes Are Already Here

AI impersonation enables scammers to rapidly create and distribute synthetic audio, video, image, and email that can manipulate voters and erode trust ahead of the November 2026 midterms.

Aug 28, 2026 ·CNET

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Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply chain risk label

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk was illegal, citing “unlawful retaliation” under the First Amendment and violations of due process under the Fifth Amendment.

Aug 28, 2026 ·TechCrunch

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Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India

Meta’s India and Southeast Asia vice president Sandhya Devanathan is leaving Meta to join OpenAI, where she will oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption and partnerships, regulatory engagement, and operations across Southeast Asia and Australia.

Aug 28, 2026 ·TechCrunch

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Social Security hired a ‘special’ new employee to make big changes — and he’ll work for free. Here’s what could change

Matt Zames, a former JPMorgan Chase COO, has joined the Social Security Administration as an unpaid adviser to help modernize the agency, serving up to 130 days as a “special government employee.”

Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance

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Tesla and Uber Won Robotaxi Permits—Why Citizens Kept Both Ratings Unchanged

Nevada regulators authorized Tesla, Uber (via Aviari Services), and Waymo to operate robotaxi services as Autonomous Vehicle Network Companies in Clark County, with Tesla capped at up to 5,000 fully autonomous vehicles in its first 12 months while Waymo and Uber are each capped at up to 1,000.

Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance

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CISA: Most exploited vulnerabilities should have been eradicated decades ago

CISA says the most exploited vulnerabilities in the Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog over 2024-2025 are largely decades-old flaws that it argues should have been eradicated, with injection issues (CWE-79 XSS, CWE-78 OS command injection, CWE-89 SQL injection) among the most common weakness types in both CVE and KEV records.

Aug 28, 2026 ·The Register

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Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP

Australian Federal Police arrested two men accused of participation in TeamPCP, a hacking group alleged to have compromised more than 1,000 organizations worldwide over nine months.

Aug 28, 2026 ·Ars Technica

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Industry that built the problem offers to sell you the solution

More than 100 tech and infosec companies say the current cybersecurity approach “isn’t working” and warn AI-enabled attacks will become “far more widespread and sophisticated” in the coming months.

Aug 28, 2026 ·The Register

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Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut

ESA signed contracts totaling €543.6 million with Rocket Factory Augsburg (€186.9M), PLD Space (€158.9M), and Isar Aerospace (€197.8M) to support development of small launch vehicles and expand Europe’s access to space.

Aug 28, 2026 ·Ars Technica

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Morning Bid: Six months and counting

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for much of the time since February 28, with tracking data suggesting only about 5 million barrels per day are leaving the Gulf versus a claimed 8 million bpd, while Brent crude is trading under $90 a barrel.

Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance

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S&P Futures Tread Water Ahead of Warsh’s Jackson Hole Speech; Marvell Sinks After Earnings

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are down 0.05% as investors await Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole speech.

Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance

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A $1,205 MRI was preapproved by insurance. The patient was still on the hook for almost all of it

A breast MRI that was preapproved still left the patient owing $1,191.10 out of a $1,205 charge after the insurer paid $13.90.

Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance

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Trump's SBA wants to reclassify billion-dollar corporations as 'small businesses,' opening door to federal contracts

The SBA proposed a rule change that would raise some “small business” revenue limits up to $867 million for investment banking firms (from $47 million) and just over $1 billion for companies with fiduciary activities (from $47 million), potentially adding about 114,000 businesses to the small-business category for federal contracts, SBA loans, and other financial assistance.

Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance

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Unsafe at any speed: AI optimists are turning cautious as safety concerns mount

Bill Gates says current AI policy has a “very high chance of a net negative outcome” because leaders are not preparing adequately for AI safety and broader harms.

Aug 28, 2026 ·The Register

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