AI Companies Are Thirsty for Data Centers, but Americans Oppose Them Nearby A recent Gallup poll found that a majority of Americans oppose data centers, which require extensive amounts of electricity and water to operate, and negatively affect local communities. There's a growing backlash against the construction of local data centers, which consume massive amounts of electricity for...

Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app Amazon announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding access to its healthcare AI assistant to its website and app. The assistant, called Health AI, was previously only available on the app for One Medical, the healthcare company Amazon acquired for $3.9 billion in 2023. Health AI can answer questions, explain health records, manage...

Medical or a PR exercise? Why presidents get annual check-upsTrump's doctor says he's in excellent health - but are US presidents' health checks a PR exercise?6 hours agoKayla EpsteinandBernd DebussmanGetty ImagesUS presidents George H W Bush Sr, George Bush and Bill Clinton all greeted the media after their annual medicalsAny concerning health issues the American public should know about, Mr...

US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan interim leader Delcy Rodríguez1 hour agoVanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, News OnlineREUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez ViloriaThe United States has lifted sanctions on Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez.The move comes less than three months after US forces seized the country's previous leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife in a military raid in...

Thailand election 2026: Polls close in election that pitted reformists against conservativesJonathan Head,South East Asia correspondent, BangkokandThanyarat Doksone,BangkokThailand election explained as voters head to the pollsThailand has voted in an early election called after multiple coalition governments collapsed, giving the country three prime ministers in as many years.Just like in...