Microsoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in US In Brief Posted: 1:37 PM PDT · June 22, 2026 Image Credits:Justin Sullivan/Getty Images / Getty Images Microsoft and Chevron announced plans on Monday to develop a 2.67-gigawatt natural gas power plant in West Texas to serve the tech company’s AI and...

Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions Meta has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) for an undisclosed sum, the social media giant said. “We acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a company at the frontier of robotic intelligence designed to enable robots to understand, predict, and adapt to human behaviors in complex and dynamic...

New 'Fast & Furious' TV Shows Are Coming to PeacockJust when you thought the Fast & Furious franchise couldn't get any bigger, it's revving up to hit fans with a set of TV shows on Peacock. During the upfront presentation for the streamer's parent company NBCUniversal on Monday, star Vin Diesel shared that four series are in the works based on the high-octane racing movies. "So,...

Global conflicts push Sri Lanka's economy to the brink Global conflicts push Sri Lanka's economy to the brink Audio will be available later today. Sri Lanka was careening from crisis to crisis, then came the Mideast war. People say they've got no buffer left.

Italy's Meloni says Trump 'made up' story that she 'begged' him for photo at G715 minutes agoPaul Kirby,Europe digital editorandDavide Ghighlione,Rome'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Meloni on Trump after 'false' anecdoteItaly's foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, has cancelled a trip to the US after President Donald Trump told Italian TV that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had "begged" him for a...