Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use

Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican senator Josh Hawley are urging the US’s central energy information agency to provide better information on how much electricity data centers actually use. In a joint letter sent to the Energy Information Administration Thursday morning, seen by WIRED, Hawley and Warren press the agency to publicly collect “comprehensive, annual … Read more

Shohei Ohtani is the Best of All Time. How Can He Become the Greatest of All Time?

Shohei Ohtani admitted in a recent interview with NBC that he doesn’t think about being compared to the likes of Tom Brady and Michael Jordan, but FOX Sports’ Chris Broussard thinks that the Los Angeles Dodgers’ superstar might join that echelon of great athletes soon. Broussard proclaimed that it’s “indisputable” that Ohtani is the best … Read more

IPL 2026: LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka breaks silence on Pant captaincy ‘speculations’ | Cricket News

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka with Rishabh Pant (PTI Photo) Sanjiv Goenka, owner of Lucknow Super Giants, has firmly shut down speculation surrounding Rishabh Pant’s captaincy ahead of IPL 2026, calling out what he implied were baseless reports doing the rounds.Pant had come under heavy criticism after a disappointing IPL 2025 campaign. Bought … Read more

Play Faster, a New Speedrunning-Focused Game, Announced for PC

Introducing Play Faster, a minimalist precision platformer purpose-built for speedrunning. It features built-in tools to support that, like input display, a replay system, instant retries, and practice mode; as well as anti-cheat and anti-splice to best make sure it has fair competition and leaderboards. It’s in development for PC from developer GoBlimp and publisher Byzantium. … Read more

World News in Brief: 273 million out of school, deadly attacks on Ukraine, migratory species in danger

The 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report finds that one in six school-age children are excluded from education, while only two in three complete secondary school. Progress has slowed across most regions since 2015, with conflict and population growth among the main drivers. “Progress in keeping children in school has slowed across almost every region,” … Read more

‘She’s Never Going to Age’: Porn Stars Are Embracing AI Clones to Stay Forever Young

Lisa Ann technically quit the porn business in 2019, but for $30 a month you can now dream up any X-rated scenario of her on your computer. Ann, 53, was an adult performer for three decades starting in the mid 1990s and retired because she had reached her savings goal. But last year she had … Read more

Next Big Thing? One Player For Each MLB Team Poised For A Breakout Season

Up-and-coming youngsters, players reaching their potential, or on-the-cusp stars who are about to hit their stride.  Who is poised to make some headlines in MLB this season? Our picks for one breakout player for all 30 teams. JUMP TO: AL East | AL Central | AL West | NL East | NL Central | NL … Read more

‘Franchise has backed you’: Irfan Pathan challenges LSG star to step up in IPL 2026 | Cricket News

Lucknow Super Giants’s Mayank Yadav celebrates (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has made it clear that IPL 2026 could be a defining season for Mayank Yadav, urging the young pacer to justify the faith shown in him by Lucknow Super Giants. Mayank burst onto the scene in IPL 2024 with raw pace, … Read more

Resident Evil 4 Remake Merchant Now 3 Trillion in Debt After 3 Years

Capcom’s brilliant Resident Evil 4 Remake is celebrating its third anniversary, but there’s one person who won’t be celebrating: the game’s infamous merchant, who players have left more than 3 trillion in debt. In an official post on social media to mark the game’s third birthday, developer Capcom revealed some official stats for all transactions … Read more