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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits affair with alleged Chinese spy
Look Up Say More Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Mashable Selects Trending Now Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Safety Net Mashable @Home In My Bag Versus Creator Playbook Getting Technical with Mashable All Series The company's board has announced an independent investigation into the matter. Amanda Yeo is an Assistant Editor at Mashable, covering entertainment, culture, tech, science, and social good. Based in Australia, she writes about everything from video games and K-pop to movies and gadgets. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to cheating on his wife with a suspected Chinese spy. The company's board announced that it is launching an independent investigation into the matter, with Huang's cooperation.
He Ran on Fighting Data Centers. Now, He's Going to Congress
Will Lawrence beat out better-funded opponents in the race to represent Michigan's 7th District. Now, the representative-elect is laying out his plans to fight for a federal data center moratorium. Welcome back to Power Play! Senior writer Molly Taft has been tackling topics around this midterm season's biggest issue: data centers. With the elections over, Power Play will be going on hiatus. But if you've got a question or thought for a story, feel free to shoot Molly an email at [email protected] or reach them securely on Signal at mollytaft.76.
Palantir harvests battlefield data that Ukraine pays for 'with blood'
Palantir harvests battlefield data that Ukraine pays for'with blood' Share Palantir harvests battlefield data that Ukraine pays for'with blood' on social media Months into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Palantir's CEO Alex Karp became the first chief of a major Western Big Tech company to personally visit Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in June 2022 that he was "delighted" to receive the support of such a company in the fight against Russia "on the digital front line". Ukraine has since become the first nation in modern history to systematically collect battlefield data, a crucial asset for training military artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise patterns and make predictions. The trove of real-world combat data obtained from video and sensor feeds over four years of conflict is helping Ukraine monitor, predict and respond to Russian attacks with the help of Palantir's products. Yet observers say the data is also boosting the capabilities of the United States corporation whose technologies are implicated in human rights abuses, including in Israel's genocide in Gaza, raising questions about the growing leverage that private tech corporations are acquiring over sovereign states.
SUSE lays off 1 in 10 workers – citing AI and automation
Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Squarespace also announced layoffs this week, but explicit ties to AI remain inconsistent. Radhika Rajkumar is a senior editor at ZDNET based in New York City. The open-source software company announced forthcoming layoffs. Leadership cited AI and automation as factors.
Unions gain access to thousands of Google workers after UK employment rights overhaul
Trade unions are expected to make further inroads into big tech companies in the UK after new rights for unions to access workplaces came into force, with Google UK signing an agreement on Monday. The Prospect union has reached an agreement with Google to begin organising among about 7,000 workers across its UK operations, including YouTube but excluding DeepMind . Google DeepMind is expected to strike a separate agreement, with the Communication Workers Union seeking recognition there. The deal follows a similar agreement between Prospect and Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram and employs about 5,000 people in the UK. The agreements will allow unions to communicate with non-unionised workers and encourage them to join.
Ohio's Data-Center Revolt Is Upending the Midterms
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Clean Energy Has a Lot Riding on the AI Data Center Boom
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AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened
AI companies have told ministers they have 12 months to head off public opposition to datacentres in the UK or risk US-style protests that could threaten their construction. Successive dry summers and rising energy bills are increasing public scrutiny of plans for the huge computer warehouses that are used to train and run AI models, says a submission to the Labour government from a group including the AI infrastructure companies Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco. Amid increasing anti-datacentre activism in the US and Europe, they are calling on ministers to create a "compact" that would show how communities can benefit from hosting datacentres, including allowing councils that host them to retain more tax revenues. The move by the Sovereign AI Leadership (SAIL) taskforce reflects rising concern among tech companies that arguments that have blocked datacentre developments in parts of the US are taking hold in Britain. Microsoft has promised to invest $30bn (£22bn) in UK AI infrastructure.
NYT Pips hints, answers for October 17, 2026
Say More Versus Trending Now Look Up In My Bag Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Mashable @Home Mashable Selects Top creators, ranked Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Creator Playbook AI at School All Series We have everything you need right here. Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the catalog. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered!
Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 17, 2026
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