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Michigan town meeting descends into screaming match as irate locals fight against ‘monstrosity’ data center that’ll QUADRUPLE their taxes
A public meeting held by the University of Michigan to discuss a proposed $1.2 billion computing centre in Ypsilanti Township turned into a shouting match, as residents voiced fierce opposition to the 144-acre project. The facility, a joint venture between the university and Los Alamos National Laboratory, is intended for high-performance scientific research, but locals…
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OpenAI Wants to Know if an AI Industry Slowdown Would Even Be Legal
OpenAI’s chief scientist Jakub Pachocki has argued that AI labs should coordinate to slow down future development as a safety measure, but such collaboration may run into US antitrust law, which restricts companies from jointly limiting output or coordinating on business decisions. Legal experts warn that even if safety-focused agreements between rival AI developers might…
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iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: How these XL phones compete
Engadget compares Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max with Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra, two large-screen flagship phones that share similar overall specifications but differ in design philosophy and ecosystem. Neither device disappoints, according to the review, with the choice likely coming down to personal preference, such as loyalty to iOS or Android, or a desire for…
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Texas A&M’s Mike Elko describes fight between LSU, SEC over former NFL players as ‘parenting’
Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko has weighed in on the escalating row between LSU and the rest of the Southeastern Conference over LSU’s use of former college players who had signed professional NFL contracts, likening the dispute to a parent disciplining a rebellious teenager. New LSU coach Lane Kiffin sparked the controversy by recruiting…
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Camilo Breaks Down 5 Essential Tracks From His New Album ‘Para Cuando Sean Mayores’
Colombian pop star Camilo has released his new album “Para Cuando Sean Mayores” (“For When You Grow Up”), written for his young daughters Índigo and Amaranto but which he says ended up helping him understand himself and the world better. The 13-track record, out on Wednesday (10 September) via El Taller Creativo and Sony Music…
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Youth-evasion crash kills two Cleveland officers as Gatwick chaos finds its hero
Teesside mourns PCs Blades and Clough after their A66 pursuit crash; a stranded passenger becomes the “hero of Gatwick” amid flight cancellations. Also: Venice’s Gaza documentary NAZA, a New Jersey child-assault case, King Harald’s funeral, an OpenAI data row, and Artemis Two’s astronauts join NASA’s emeritus progra…
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He’s never afraid to speak his mind but even Michael O’Leary is pushing it this time… Simon Harris and Jack Chambers have both let fly at the Ryanair boss over his description of rival airlines as ‘rapists’ but it looks like he’s doubling down
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has sparked a major backlash after describing rival airlines as “rapists” over their pricing, prompting Ireland’s Tánaiste Simon Harris and other government ministers to publicly demand he withdraw the remarks. The comments, made ahead of Ryanair’s annual general meeting in Dublin, have been condemned by politicians, victims’ campaign groups and…
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Suzy Kolber opens up about ESPN firing, emotional reaction: ‘I lost it’
Former ESPN broadcaster Suzy Kolber has spoken publicly for the first time about being let go by the network in June 2023, describing an emotional reaction to how her exit was handled. Kolber, who fronted “Monday Night Countdown” for 27 years, was among 20 on-air staff cut that summer, alongside figures such as Steve Young,…
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Australian High Court rejects founder’s appeal in sex discrimination case
A long-running Australian sex discrimination case has come to an end after the High Court rejected an appeal from Sall Grover, founder of the women-only social networking app Giggle for Girls, over her exclusion of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle. Grover had banned Tickle from the app in 2021, and courts have consistently found this amounted…
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Champions League: Bayern break down Bodø/Glimt, Como put four past Leipzig
The Champions League league phase got under way with a flurry of results, headlined by Bayern Munich’s 5-0 demolition of Bodø/Glimt and Como’s impressive 4-1 win over RB Leipzig on their competition debut. Elsewhere, Lens snatched a dramatic 3-2 win at ten-man Slavia Prague with two stoppage-time goals, while PSV came from behind to draw…