What is northern Europe's new drone and warship plan to counter Russia? Share What is northern Europe's new drone and warship plan to counter Russia? on social media The United Kingdom has unveiled a plan to integrate the maritime defence capabilities of 10 countries, including the sharing of sea drones and warships, in response to what European countries see as a growing threat from Russia. The Northern Navies Initiative is a British-led defence framework that will link the UK's autonomous systems with its Baltic, Nordic and Dutch allies to create a unified surveillance capability to respond to growing maritime threats. "The threats we face are multiplying we must rise to the challenge before us," First Sea Lord General Gwyn Jenkins said after the signing of the agreement on Tuesday. "Together, we have shown what is possible when like-minded nations are united by a common purpose."

Around the world, the cost of wasted food is set to total $540 billion this year. It's an issue top of mind for Matt Rogers, CEO of Mill, a startup seeking to turn food scraps into something useful. What began as an at-home food recycling system is now tackling the commercial sector. This year Mill launched a commercial-scale system that processes food waste on-site, while using AI to provide kitchens better insight into what they are throwing away. This allows them to adjust what and how much they buy and produce.

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Follow Go to your personalized feed WHY FOLLOW? Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. Mandel is a senior editor at TIME. This year, the U.N. issued its landmark Global Water Bankruptcy report, authored by Kaveh Madani, who is known for coining the concept of "water bankruptcy."

Is the war entering a new phase? Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine have killed at least one person and damaged a Russian oil refinery. The Kirishi refinery in the Leningrad region was set on fire following a Ukrainian drone attack, Leningrad Regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Monday in a post on Telegram. Also on Monday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his country had agreed to establish a new mechanism to allow European Union funds to be deployed more quickly in response to Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The Kirishi refinery is Russia's second-largest, and the Leningrad region is a major hub for the country's oil and grain exports via the Baltic Sea.

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Why do the midterms matter? In September, a poll found that 70 percent of Democrats and 57 percent of Republicans supported limiting the construction of new data centres in the United States. But that opposition was tested in Tuesday's midterm election, with analysts examining key races to see if the public backlash would translate into votes. There were 41 ballot measures related to data centres in Tuesday's midterms, spread across the country. According to Data Centers on the Ballot, an election-monitoring project run by Redbud Consulting, voters are on track to reject data centre development in all but one of the contests.

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. You won't see the'suspended' sign because it's not meant for you. Charlie Osborne is a cybersecurity journalist and photographer who writes for ZDNET and CNET from London. While scanners see a takedown notice, victims don't. Hundreds of fake domains are still active.

Why AI could threaten much of the world's digital infrastructure Share Why AI could threaten much of the world's digital infrastructure on social media Earlier this month, authorities worldwide urged website administrators to execute emergency updates after a nonprofit programming foundation flagged critical security flaws that could allow hackers to breach systems. Government and corporate websites briefly went offline to patch the vulnerabilities, nicknamed PHP2Shell, which were discovered by independent cybersecurity experts using artificial intelligence (AI). They had gone unnoticed, however, because it would have been too complicated for humans to exploit them without the use of advanced AI. But cybersecurity experts, as well as those maintaining important software, say PHP2Shell could be the first in a deluge of security flaws exposed by emerging AI. They say much of the world's most critical digital infrastructure is maintained by volunteers, who often lack the resources and time to respond to newly discovered threats.

Artificial intelligence demands massive electricity, and America must expand its power grid and data center infrastructure to win the global AI race without burdening ratepayers.

AI's real bottleneck is electricity. Who will pay for it? Share AI's real bottleneck is electricity. Who will pay for it? Within a week, two of the three largest cloud computing companies in the world signed 20-year contracts for nuclear electricity.