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AI Data-Centre Boom Emerges as Unexpected Political and Climate Flashpoint
The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure has become a central concern at major industry forums, with data-centre proliferation dominating New York’s Climate Week. Climate-tech companies view the boom as both an investmen
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Richard Linklater Gives Major ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Update
Richard Linklater says *Merrily We Roll Along* is progressing, with its fourth of nine planned filming sections due to be shot in a few months. The film is being made over 20 years, with Paul Mescal, Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein ageing in real time; Linklater expects the project to continue until around 2040. At…
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AI safety platform launches whilst data centres fuel midterm election row
Nvidia releases OpenShell and Sentry monitoring tool as industry tackles AI limitations. Data centre costs and sprawl emerge as unexpected election flashpoint.
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ChromeOS updates and security patches pledged until mid-2034
Google has announced that ChromeOS will continue to receive updates and security patches until mid-2034, providing clarity on the operating system’s lifespan as the company transitions to its new Android-based Googlebook OS. Many recent Chromebook devices will be eligible to migrate to Googlebook OS, and Google has committed to supporting the transition for devices whose…
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Bose rolls out beta Auracast support for flagship headphones
Bose has begun rolling out a firmware update for its $449 QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Gen 2 that adds support for Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast as beta features. This represents a significant milestone for Auracast, a broadcast audio technology that has struggled to gain traction since its official announcement in 2022, as Bose is one…
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Double Fine’s releasing its next game, Thank You Bus Driver, just months after splitting from Xbox
Double Fine will release *Thank You Bus Driver* on 14 October, its first game since becoming independent after splitting from Xbox earlier this summer. The black-and-white comedy driving sim is also the first release under Double Fine Action Labs, a new label for smaller games that the studio says can be made more quickly. Players…
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French dev aims to solve bots’ blindness so they can understand GUIs
French AI developer H has released Holo 4 models designed to let AI agents work across command lines, APIs and graphical interfaces, including clicking, scrolling and typing. The models aim to address a longstanding weakness in AI: interacting with desktop software built for people, which could make agents more useful for tasks that require operating…
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Belgium v France, Northern Ireland v Hungary and more: Nations League – live
The article previews a busy evening of Nations League football, with five 7.45pm BST matches: Belgium v France, Northern Ireland v Hungary, Turkey v Italy, Sweden v Poland, and Romania v Bosnia and Herzegovina. It describes the competition as a welcome change from some past international fixtures and highlights Belgium v France as a standout…
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Microsoft adds usage charges for Copilot’s advanced tools
Microsoft has introduced a Copilot “super app” spanning chat, Office, coding and autonomous agents, alongside a pricing model that combines monthly user subscriptions with usage-based charges. The subscription covers everyday features such as Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps, while more advanced, compute-intensive tools require extra payment as they are used. The additional charges depend on…
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Modulate raises $25M for its voice models and analysis suite
Modulate, a Boston-based voice intelligence startup, has raised $25 million in new funding to expand its platform for voice AI analysis and security. The funding, led by Future Ventures with participation from Hyperplane and Lakestar, reflects growing investor interest in the voice AI sector, particularly in companies addressing the need to detect deepfakes, understand conversation…