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To Reduce Electrical Grid Strain Amid Heat Wave, Data Centers Are Ordered to Use Backup Power

As triple-digit temperatures engulf much of the United States, the Trump administration wants grid managers to require the use of backup power that often goes u

Bill Frist Wants to Take Politics Out of Climate Change

Bill Frist, a surgeon who also served as Senate majority leader, has emerged as an outspoken advocate for environmental health. “A healthier planet means health

Heat Waves Are Taking a Big Toll on Chickens

The birds are particularly vulnerable to high temperatures, and France’s torrid June took a heavy toll.

New Rules Require Election Changes for States to Get Terrorism Grants

Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.

A Wyoming city found a rare bacterium in wastewater tied to a Meta data center

City officials in Cheyenne, Wyoming, said a Meta data center under construction caused the contamination of the city's wastewater treatment facility.Cheyenne Bo

Here are the tech leaders and ultrawealthy descending on rural Idaho as billionaire summer camp begins

Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesBillionaires and CEOs are converging in Idaho for the Allen & Co. conference this week.AI and media consolidation are expected to be h

A couple built their home themselves to save money. Their mortgage is less than $900 a month.

Maddy and Drew Olson built their own home to ensure their mortgage payments were affordable.Maddy OlsonMaddy and Drew Olson wanted to own a home, but they didn'

Here's what Microsoft is offering laid-off employees in severance

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty ImagesMicrosoft is offering up to 39 weeks of severance to most laid-off US employees.The comp

Perplexity is quietly building an AI coding tool to take on Cursor and Claude Code

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesPerplexity is working on an AI coding tool that builds software from start to finish.The tool has been use

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs as Unconstitutional — What It Means for Importers

One Year After "Liberation Day": How Trump's Tariffs Reshaped Global Markets and What Investors Are Doing Now