June 27, 2025

The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…

Elon Musk’s X is down for users globally in its latest outage

December 21, 2023

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is suffering an outage globally that is preventing users from seeing tweets, according to user complaints. X Pro, formerly known as TweetDeck, is also facing the outage. DownDetector, a web monitoring tool, reported receiving over 65,000 complaints from users starting roughly half an hour ago. […]

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The first annual VTuber Awards was a win for VR

December 20, 2023

On stream, Filian took the stage at the center of a colossal arena, lit with violet spotlights and surrounded by crowds of fans holding lightsticks. The streamer opened the show dressed in a vivd purple skirt, magenta bow tie, and high white boots that matched her jacket — a ritzy version of her avatar’s usual […]

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