The public opposition to AI infrastructure is heating up Across the country, discontent has exploded over the ever-growing glut of server farms that have accompanied the AI boom. Anger has grown so loud that it’s begun to shift legislative agendas. Some states and communities are mulling temporary bans on new data center development altogether. Earlier this month, New York joined the club, with...

AI Is One of the Least-Liked Things in America, According to New NBC PollArtificial intelligence has rapidly become embedded in everything from phones to schoolwork to war plans. And that means everyone is likely to have an opinion about the technology. A new national survey conducted for NBC News highlights a striking disconnect between the spread of AI tools and Americans' views on them....

Nigeria government denies report it paid 'huge' ransom to Boko Haram to free St Mary's pupilsChris EwokorBBC Africa, AbujaEPA/ShutterstockMore than 200 pupils and staff were taken by gunmen from St Mary's School in November - all were freed by ChristmasNigeria's government has rejected a media report alleging that it paid a "huge" ransom to Islamist militant group Boko Haram to secure the...

DOJ charges 30 more people in Don Lemon anti-ICE protest caseDOJ charges 30 more people in Minnesota anti-ICE church protestSakshi VenkatramanUS reporterGetty ImagesThe US Department of Justice announced Friday that 30 more people are being charged for their roles in an anti-ICE protest staged last month at a church in Minnesota. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on social media that 25 of the...

Meta didn’t buy Moltbook for bots — it bought into the agentic web When news broke Tuesday morning that Meta bought Moltbook, the social network for AI agents, it may have left some people scratching their heads. What on earth would Meta — an ad-supported company — want with a social network where the users are bots? Bots, after all, are not the target audience of brand marketers and...