Author describes growing global opposition to data centers, citing protests and blocked projects in England, Australia, Canada, and the US, driven by rising power bills, water pollution, and noise. Th…
Hundreds gathered in Tompkins Square Park for the Summer of Ludd festival, featuring a play about the Luddite movement and activities promoting offline community, as Gen Z channels rage against Big Te…
AI developers and donors have pledged $275 million toward political races, with AI companies and affiliated groups spending at least $83 million on federal elections in 2025 and tens of millions more …
Artificial intelligence and the data centers they require consume growing amounts of energy and water, exacerbating climate change and water scarcity. Experts advise using AI less, avoiding it for sim…
Rebecca Cavallo, a senior data scientist from Melbourne, Australia, chose a lower-paying tech job offer over a higher-paying one after conducting a career audit and prioritizing growth opportunities, …
Dave Lewis, a former Google, Amazon, and Microsoft employee, was laid off twice in three years and shifted his job search to focus on where the tech industry is headed next amid AI-driven changes. Aft…
Children face growing online threats from bullies, criminals and tech companies, but one of the biggest risks comes from their own parents through "sharenting" — the practice of posting children's pho…
Big Tech companies and datacenter operators are experiencing significant growth driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The expansion of AI applications requires massive c…
Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical *Magnifica Humanitas* warns that artificial intelligence threatens to dominate humanity and calls for regulatory tools to curb its distorting effects on society. The docu…
Pope Leo warned that the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence risks concentrating excessive power in the hands of Big Tech companies and their leaders. The pontiff’s statement comes amid growing…
Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical Monday, directly challenging Big Tech by warning that artificial intelligence risks widening inequality, weakening democracy, and undermining human dignity. Th…