technologySaturday, July 18, 2026
New York's governor just hit pause on the data center boom, signing the first statewide moratorium. It's the clearest sign yet that the infrastructure powering AI is starting to strain the grid, and the public's patience.
The data center boom is running into real-world limits, and regulators are starting to push back.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the first statewide moratorium on large-scale data center construction, lasting up to a year. It's a direct response to rising electricity prices and grid strain, and it signals that the data center gold rush is hitting political headwinds.
A companion piece lays out the costs: data centers are driving up electricity prices for everyone, and the environmental burden includes noise and biological contamination. The financial hit to ratepayers is projected to be substantial.
Two stories paint opposing pictures of the EV transition: one of retreat, one of progress.
TechCrunch catalogs the EVs discontinued in the U.S. this year, using the Honda Prologue as a case study. The end of the $7,500 federal tax credit and shifting consumer demand are driving automakers to pull back.
On the flip side, a 600-mile road trip shows that DC fast charging has improved dramatically in speed and reliability. The author, who previously drafted a charging 'bill of rights,' finds the networks have largely fixed past issues.
From healthcare to music to the art studio, AI's reach is expanding, and so is the pushback.
Ars Technica examines AI in healthcare prior authorization, the pre-approval process for insurance coverage. AI could streamline the bureaucracy, but there are real concerns about algorithmic bias and automated denials.
Bandcamp banned AI-generated songs where AI constitutes a 'substantial part' of the creative process. It's the first major music platform to take this stand, and it raises questions about how to define AI's role in art.
A look at how visual artists are actually using AI, as a tool for administration, research, and intellectual provocation, not as a replacement for human creativity. The debate over legitimacy continues.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 219 — SpaceX Goes to War!www.space.com
Trial Lawyers Lobby Against Autonomous Vehiclesmarginalrevolution.com
Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X prototype (video)www.space.com
What's the deal with all the random weekly quota resets for agents lately?minimaxir.com
Zelensky’s reshuffle surprised everyone – and Ukraine just fired its fastest learnereuobserver.com
Deep atheism and AI riskjoecarlsmith.com5 Hidden Features Of Your Android Phone's Power Buttonwww.slashgear.com
A guide to five lesser-known features of the Android power button, including double-press shortcuts, emergency SOS activation, camera quick-launch, accessibility toggles, and customizable power menu options. The article explains how users can access and configure these features a
Economist Nouriel Roubini ("Dr. Doom") predicts that AI and automation will replace a large portion of the workforce, potentially leading to universal basic income or "some form of socialism" as a societal response. He suggests the government may need to take over parts of big te
Reflect Orbital wants to turn night into day with mirrors in spacewww.abc.net.au
Reflect Orbital, a Californian start-up, has received initial US federal approval to launch a satellite with movable mirrors in low-Earth orbit that would reflect sunlight back to Earth, creating a 5-kilometre-wide patch of illumination. The company is part of a wave of space-tec
Codex Resets — Usage Limit Reset Trackercodex-resets.com
A simple tracker page that logs when OpenAI resets Codex usage limits for paid users, based on announcements from @thsottiaux on X. It shows 35 total resets with an average interval of 8.9 days, and includes a partial announcement log with a quote from one of the reset announceme
Practical SVM Usage — Deep Dive + Problem: Reinhard Global Tone Mappingdev.to
A daily deep dive into Machine Learning topics from PixelBank, focusing on Practical SVM Usage. The article covers Support Vector Machines (SVMs), explaining how they find optimal hyperplanes to separate data into classes for classification and regression. It positions SVMs as a
Hardcore IndieWeb: Run your own website 100% independently for only $0.01/daywww.neatnik.net
Adam Newbold explores the IndieWeb movement, which advocates for fully owning one's identity and content online, free from corporate control. The article discusses practical approaches to maintaining an independent web presence, including running your own website with minimal cos
DiligenceBench: An Equity-Research Agent Evaluationwww.paperinstruments.com
Paper Instruments and Thoughtful Lab have released DiligenceBench, a benchmark consisting of 150 equity-research tasks across large-accelerated US equities spanning multiple sectors including energy, banking, biotech, insurance, technology, REITs, restaurants, industrials, and ut
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