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Americans living in rural areas are increasingly souring on data centers.In a new poll by the Pew Research Center, which surveyed people in August, half of rural Americans said data centers “are mostly bad for the environment” — a figure substantially higher than in January, when it sat at 32%.46%…
There’s infighting among Silicon Valley insiders and elites about whether AI could kill us all and if frontier companies should slow down because of it.How do the normies feel, though? You know, the everyday people whose lives AI leaders say will be forever changed for generations to come?”Lukewarm” is how…
Canada’s biggest aircraft manufacturer has a larger footprint in the US than many people think.Bombardier — known for making multimillion-dollar private jets for A-list celebrities like Matt Damon and Beyoncé — has been among the targets of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada. The aerospace sector was not…
While it’s ridiculously busy at rush hour and way too hot in the summer, the Tube is an essential part of life in London.As a local, I sometimes use the public transit system — formally called the London Underground —more than four or five times on some days, as it’s…
When Jeremy Spiegel was looking for work in 2009, it was clear why finding a job might be difficult: it was the depths of the Great Recession.But when he lost his director role at a publishing company in 2024, there was no recession to blame. Spiegel, who’s in his 40s…
AI data centers have a branding problem, according to venture capitalist Gavin Baker.Baker is a longtime tech investor. He serves as managing partner and chief investment officer at the hedge fund Atreides Management, which has invested in multiple data center-related companies, such as Crusoe. On “The A16z Show,” he made…
A majority of Americans hear themselves in Dolly Parton’s “9-to-5.”Sixty percent of Americans identify as working class, according to a Pew Research analysis of a January 2026 survey. That’s up from 54% in 2024.And the label, historically applied to lower-earning workers, resonates across earnings levels. Middle-income families, who make between…
Some tech types believe that China has duped Americans into hating AI data centers.Now those voices believe they have proof: A report from Elon Musk’s X, posted Thursday night, that said it found 200 accounts “posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy…
From seat-reclining disputes to disagreements over when it’s OK to switch seats, many Americans say airline etiquette has gotten worse over the past five years, according to a new survey from the travel website The Points Guy (TPG).Among the respondents’ biggest pet peeves were people listening to audio without headphones,…
