HSBC says it used quantum computing to improve bond trading — a “world-first”
HSBC on Thursday announced it has successfully used quantum computing in a trial to optimize…
Georgia family says they’re forced to sell home to help power AI data centers: “It’s theft”
Sell your home, or the state will take it — that’s the ultimatum some homeowners in Georgia say they are facing amid the AI boom. Utility giant Georgia Power is planning to build a new transmission line to in part help power new data centers. It estimates 70-80% of the power on the new line…
CDC looking into several items potentially linked to cyclospora parasite
As of Tuesday, nearly 7,000 people in 34 states reported symptoms tied to a parasitic illness that, so far, has no official source. Carter Evans reports on what’s suspected of being behind the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Source link
“He was screaming for someone to help him”: Sons say they learned father was killed by ICE through video, news reports
Houston – Ronaldo Salgado said he learned his father, 52-year-old Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, had been shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last week through a video posted online that depicted him “screaming” for help. “He was actively bleeding. He was screaming for someone to help him,” Ronaldo Salgado told CBS News…
New York enacts nation’s first statewide temporary ban on new data centers. Here’s why.
New York is the first state in the nation to enact a moratorium on data centers, pausing construction on new facilities for one year. An executive order by Gov. Kathy Hochul bans state lawmakers from approving environmental permits for hyperscale data centers. Hochul said Tuesday the pause will give lawmakers time to create a framework…
As cyclosporiasis cases rise, consumers are left guessing which foods to avoid
Consumers worried about a growing outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a diarrheal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, are turning to social media for advice on what foods to avoid as public health officials have yet to identify the source. The illness can cause long-lasting bouts of explosive diarrhea leading to severe dehydration, particularly in young children, older…
AI companies are creating “generative ghosts” of deceased loved ones
Jack Manning knows firsthand the emotional and practical challenge of memorializing a loved one in a way that feels appropriate. After losing his sister more than 10 years ago, he and his family spent hundreds of hours raising funds to organize a volunteer project honoring her. “It took years of bake sales and 5Ks to…
Judge rebukes Trump and DOJ over IRS lawsuit, refers lawyer for disciplinary proceedings
Washington — A federal judge on Monday imposed professional penalties against lawyers representing President Trump in a civil lawsuit he brought against the IRS and harshly criticized the Justice Department for its handling of the case, concluding that the suit was brought for an “improper purpose.” In a scathing 56-page decision, U.S. District Judge Kathleen…
New Jersey works to destroy firefighting foam laced with cancer-linked PFAS: “It was like sitting on a bomb”
Burlington County, New Jersey — Hundreds of New Jersey fire departments are getting rid of foam proven to put out flames. Why? “It was like sitting on a bomb,” Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Chief Robert Gancarz told CBS News. “How am I going to get rid of this?” Jacobstown’s fire station had used a firefighting foam called aqueous film-forming foam, or…
Fire departments work to get rid of cancer-linked foam extinguisher: “It was like sitting on a bomb”
Fire departments across the U.S. are changing how they extinguish fires. For decades, they used foam that contained so-called “forever chemicals” that are now linked to cancer. More than a dozen states are now working to collect, remove and destroy all of it. Mark Strassmann has more. Source link
New Library of Congress exhibit features rare draft of Declaration of Independence: “You can see them changing words throughout”
Washington — They are words etched into America’s conscience: “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Visitors to the Library of Congress can rediscover those foundational principles in a rare, original draft of the Declaration of Independence written by President Thomas Jefferson. It’s on display in a new exhibit titled “The Declaration’s Promise” that debuted this…