# AI-driven datacenter builds drive Microsoft's emissions up a quarter in one year > Source: > Published: 2026-07-10 14:01:00+00:00 ### MOST POPULAR [AI](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/ai) - on-prem #### AI-driven datacenter builds drive Microsoft's emissions up a quarter in one year Firm faces quandary of wanting to help the environment, but also wanting to force AI on everyone - AI and ML #### OpenAI makes ChatGPT better at banter With GPT-Live, talking, listening, and formulating answers all happen at once - ai and ml #### The AI that spawned MechaHitler and deepfake porn puts on a suit to become legal advisor and Excel jockey The newly renamed SpaceXAI wants you to believe little ol' Grok is all grown up - ai and ml #### Intel-backed AI chip startup SambaNova breathes new life into aging Nvidia GPUs in latest benchmarks Third-party testing shows heterogeneous compute platform combining H200s and SN50 RDUs churning out 763 tok/s in MiniMax M2.7 - ai and ML #### Former GitHub CEO launches competitor designed for the age of vibe coding As GitHub struggles to manage AI load, challengers take aim [Infosec](https://beta.theregister.com/security) - Security #### Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks PLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more! - Security #### Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack PLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more - Black Hat and DEF CON #### DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure Voting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included - Security #### EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis Went at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified - Malware Month #### Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight On the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career [FOSS](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/FOSS) - #### Cinnamon 6.8 will support Wayland – if you want it Next version of Linux Mint’s desktop has both kinds of display server - #### KDE Plasma users face a dire omen of change: 6.6.6 arrives 6.7 is now current, and in 6.8 you're getting Wayland whether you like it or not - #### Collabora releases CODE 26.04 as rivalry between FOSS cloudy office suites heats up Now with Markdown support and smarter formula error handling – plus integrated AI, though it's off by default - #### Blast from the past as GIMP 0.54 is revived in Flatpak form Retro-computing fun for the nostalgic with first (and last) release to use Motif instead of GTK - #### Bcachefs exits experimental status in new 'performance release' More Rust, but more trouble with AI slop, too - #### France's digital sovereignty push is struggling to escape the Microsoft gravity well Nextcloud rollout shows locally controlled storage is one thing; getting users off Office is quite another