Google's AI Buildout Pushed Electricity Use Up 37% — and It's Getting Worse
Google's 2025 sustainability report reveals its AI infrastructure expansion drove electricity demand up 37%, water use up 34%, and greenhouse gas emissions up 18% — the largest annual increases the company has ever reported. »
California Gives Claude to Every State Agency at Half Price — The Biggest Government AI Deal in US History
Governor Newsom's June 29 deal with Anthropic puts Claude in every California state agency — and every city and county — at 50% off, with free training and a cybersecurity use case already live. »
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Ships July 9 — A Pirate Legend Rebuilt Sail by Sail
Ubisoft's ground-up remake of the beloved 2013 pirate adventure lands in five days, bringing ray tracing, fixed stealth missions, officer-driven naval combat, and a brand-new post-game chapter. »
Splatoon Raiders Direct Fills In Every Detail — Ink and Treasure on July 23
Nintendo's June 30 Direct revealed co-op details, three difficulty tiers, amiibo functionality, and a July 23 launch date for its Switch 2-exclusive treasure-hunting spin-off. »
Git 2.55 Lands with Rust by Default, Parallel Hooks, and `git history fixup`
Git 2.55 is out — Rust is now a required build dependency by default, compatible pre-commit hooks can run in parallel, and a new `git history fixup` command makes clean-history workflows dramatically faster. »