Saturday, November 14, 2026

Tag: tech industry

Growth of AI data centers delays transition to cleaner grid

There is a dramatic slowdown in the previously accelerating pace of coal plant retirements because utility companies are responding to a rise in electricity demand from data centers and other sources. 

What will tech moguls do with their wealth?

Tech billionaires are embedding themselves in U.S. economic systems while experimenting with new ways to manage their fortunes. Lacking traditional family dynasties, they must also contend with an unpredictable alliance with Trump.

New study finds Smartwatch wristbands contain high levels of PFAS

Researchers found elevated level of PFAS in mostly fluorinated synthetic rubber wristbands.

A whopping 75% of FTC officials have revolving door conflicts with...

Corporations have little to fear from an FTC whose leaders held or take jobs helping corporations fight the agency.

Disrupters in chief

From Washington to Rome, so-called "populist" politicians are hacking away at a genuinely broken status quo. But their alternatives are either uninspired or terrifying.

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10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House

“Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.”
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Cornell University Is Embroiled in Another Sexual Assault Lawsuit

A newly uncovered 2023 lawsuit alleged the university's Title IX office did not take repeated sexual assault allegations seriously. The case may go to trial next year.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
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The Next Congress Must Meet the Moment by Passing Medicare for All

This election was all about affordability — and few things are more unaffordable than American health care.
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The Naked Poseur, Wearing only Delusions of Grandeur

How many marks flummoxed by gold/ Enriched a felon not on parole!