Posts by Amelia Frost
Could World Cup Crowds Threaten The Water Infrastructure Of New York And New Jersey?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off this month, and while global attention mostly focuses on the matches, ticket prices and travel bans, questions remain about whether some host communities are ready to handle the demands of a tournament expected to draw such large crowds. For communities already contending with water access challenges, the World…
Read MoreFederal Energy Regulator Seeks to Limit Conflicts Over Data Centers
A federal energy regulator on Thursday adopted guidelines that it said would help protect individuals from shouldering some of the cost of connecting data centers to electric grids. Its new approach would also make it possible for data centers to connect to grids faster, if they agreed to certain conditions. In a unanimous decision, the…
Read MoreElon Musk’s Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla
SpaceX held the biggest initial public offering of all time, but Wall Street may be expecting something even bigger from Elon Musk, the rocket company’s chief executive. Many of his fans and investors expect him to merge SpaceX with Tesla, the maker of electric cars, where he is also chief executive, joining most of his…
Read MoreTrump’s Anthropic Crackdown Draws Scrutiny On U.S. AI Leadership
The debate intensified after the administration placed Anthropic’s AI models under export controls, effectively limiting access to technology that customers and partners had already integrated into their operations. AFP The Trump administration has repeatedly argued that the United States must maintain its lead in artificial intelligence over rivals such as China, even making the decision…
Read MoreDemocrats Accuse Republicans Of Interfering In Primaries To Bolster Candidates They Consider More Beatable: Report
Congressional Democrats are crying foul as Republicans interests appear to be throwing their support behind Democratic primary candidates viewed as flawed and beatable. Getty Images Congressional Democrats are accusing Republicans of throwing their support behind Democratic primary candidates viewed as flawed and beatable. Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger told Axios that he views the move…
Read MoreBeijing’s New Message to Its Citizens: Your Money Belongs at Home
Beijing has long built walls between Chinese citizens and the outside world: The Great Firewall blocks out information, and passport controls and exit bans restrict movement. But money had been different. In an unspoken bargain between the government and its people, political limits could be tolerated as long as families were largely free to accumulate,…
Read MoreElectronic Arts Rolls Out Advertising Model That Places Ads Directly Inside Gameplay
Electronic Arts has launched a new advertising platform that allows brands to integrate marketing content directly into gameplay, expanding the video game publisher’s efforts to connect advertisers with its massive global player base. The initiative, called EA Advertising, enables brands to place advertisements within game environments through dynamic, real-time placements that mirror traditional sports and…
Read MoreUK Announces Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
The British government plans to ban access to social media for all children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, after weeks in which the nation debated how it would introduce new protections for children online. Mr. Starmer said the government would introduce the new regulations in Parliament before Christmas and bring a…
Read MoreWhite House Plunges Into ‘Circular Firing Squad’ Over Trump Concert Disaster as ‘Most Beautiful’ Advisor Margo Martin Faces Fallout
Margo Martin, the 30-year-old communications aide often described by Donald Trump as his ‘most beautiful photographer’, is facing internal scrutiny in Washington after a planned 250th anniversary Trump concert in the capital reportedly collapsed into what one insider called a ‘circular firing squad’ among White House staff. The row, sparked by a string of artists…
Read MoreOil Prices Tumble After Trump Announces Deal With Iran
Oil prices fell and stocks rose on Sunday after President Trump said the United States had reached a deal with Iran that would allow the “toll free” passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. His social media post capped weeks of fraught negotiations between the countries that seemed at times to be making little…
Read MoreEveryone Wants to Tax A.I. The Big Disagreement: How?
Artificial intelligence is making some people rich and others feel left out. Unsurprisingly, then, proposals to tax A.I. for the benefit of the public are multiplying like the fingers on an A.I.-generated hand. Some make sense. Others, not so much. Giant initial public offerings have intensified interest in the tax proposals. Trading began this week…
Read MoreLeaked Email Exposes Why Xbox Is Unleashing Mass Layoffs Next Month
Microsoft’s Xbox division is preparing for major layoffs next month, with deep cuts to marketing and other budgets expected worldwide after 30 June, according to a leaked internal email. The job cuts would be the first substantial shake-up under Asha Sharma, who became chief executive of Microsoft’s gaming unit in February. Xbox, once the cornerstone…
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