The Hidden Environmental Cost of AI Data Centers

Greetings from a Shanghai temple where you can ward off bad luck in the Year of the Horse It's the Year of the Horse, and for people born that year — watch out. According to Chinese mythology, those born in the years of the Horse, Rat, Ox and Rabbit will clash with Tai Sui, a heavenly general. Luckily, there are ways to...

France murder trial complicated by twin brothers with same DNAAFP via Getty ImagesTwo identical twins on trial for murder in France have confounded attempts to determine which one pulled the trigger because they have the same DNA, French media report.The 33-year-old brothers are among five defendants on trial near Paris, accused of a double murder and several subsequent attempted killings in...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks about her experience in Iraq amid the Iran war NPR's Leila Fadel talks about her experience in Iraq amid the Iran war Audio will be available later today. NPR's Leila Fadel discusses what she was hoping to learn and what she found during her recent trip to Iraq amid the war with Iran that has engulfed the...

Xiaomi's 17 Ultra Is a Sparkling Photography PowerhouseXiaomi and Leica's Leitzphone wowed me with its incredible photography skills and fancy physical settings wheel, but it's not the only exciting phone the company launched at this year's MWC. The base Xiaomi 17 Ultra has many of the Leitzphone's impressive specs but strips back some of the Leica stuff to be, well, more like a regular...

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 15, #980 Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Feb. 15 #980. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been...