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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro cracks down on data centers, says speculators are ‘scaring our communities’
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is cracking down on data centers, becoming the latest state leader to scale back support for the massive facilities critical to the future of AI. Shapiro painted a stark picture of communities being overrun by half-baked data center proposals, even as he stressed that…
New Program Wants California Drivers to Have Fuel-Efficient Tires
When drivers shop for replacement tires, efficiency is not normally a priority for many. That may soon change: California announced Aug. 17 that it will implement the nation’s first energy-efficiency standards for replacement tires. Traditionally, tires that come on new cars are designed to provide…
David Ellison’s Paramount is hiring 2 more former Google execs
Paramount Skydance has a favorite company to hire from: Google. David Ellison’s company has brought on two more former Google execs, product chief Dane Glasgow told employees in a memo on Tuesday afternoon. Nick Lee, who was the corporate vice president of Microsoft AI, is Paramount’s new EVP of…
Bashing AI data centers makes its way into brand marketing with new Jason Kelce ad
Bashing AI data centers is all the rage, and brands are cashing in. “AI data centers waste millions of gallons of water,” former NFL player Jason Kelce says as he appears to pee into a jar in a new ad for his beer brand, Garage Beer, and the canned water brand Liquid Death. “We want
Hayden Panettiere once wrote in her memoir that working on ‘Nashville’ was like diving ‘headfirst into my own hell’
Hayden Panettiere once wrote that starring on “Nashville” and reading the show’s script was like “looking in a funhouse mirror.” In her 2026 memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” published three months before her August 16 death, Panettiere wrote that it felt like her “personal problems were writing…
Keke Palmer says Queen Latifah helped her realize the value of a strong professional reputation
Keke Palmer said she learned an important lesson about building a professional reputation from an industry veteran: Queen Latifah. The actor, host, and singer joined Amy Poehler on the August 18 episode of the Good Hang podcast, where she reflected on what she had learned from women she has worked…
The best reading order to catch up on all 16 of Sarah J. Maas’ books before ‘A Court of Splintered Harmony’ comes out
Sarah J. Maas is officially back. On Monday, Maas announced the titles of her two coming “A Court of Thorns and Roses” novels. “A Court of Splintered Harmony” will be released on October 27, 2026, and “A Court of Forgotten Melody” comes out January 12, 2027. The two books will form a single…
I booked the wrong room on my first cruise. It was my biggest regret of the 7-day voyage.
My first night on a cruise ship was terrifying. The floor trembled beneath me. I was startled by booming noises coming from the decks above and below mine. Was that furniture falling, sliding, and crashing into walls? My imagination was riddled with anxiety. I sat stiffly on the couch at midnight…
How Often Can You Change Jobs for More Money? The Rules of ‘Job-Hopping.’
You’ve been in your job for a few years now, and your salary hasn’t budged. Your thoughts turn to the want ads. Changing jobs for a higher income is a time-honored tradition. Switch jobs too many times, however, and you risk being labeled a job-hopper. With that red flag in mind, we posed a question
Handshake AI wants to pay you up to $30K for work documents that you own
Your old work pages could turn into cold hard cash — if you own the rights to them. In the latest example of the AI industry’s hunger for training data, Handshake AI hiring a Professional Document Contributor, promising up to $30,000 for “high-quality written documents.” To qualify, applicants…