AI's infrastructure dreams are crashing into reality. Google goes 'water positive' while UK regulators force it to let publishers opt out of AI Search.
• AI has a water problem. Google thinks it has a fix
Google has announced five commitments to address AI data centers' growing water consumption, including a pledge to replenish more water than it uses by 2030 and $17 million in new water stewardship projects.
• Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has ruled that Google must allow website publishers to opt out of having their content used in AI Search features like AI Overviews, marking a global first in AI content regulation.
• God of War Laufey is coming to the PS5
Sony closed its June 2026 State of Play by unveiling God of War Laufey for PS5, a new entry in the franchise that ditches longtime protagonist Kratos in favor of Faye/Laufey as the playable lead.
• Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis
Uber's annual Lost & Found Index now includes thousands of items left in robotaxis, revealing just how quickly its autonomous vehicle business is scaling — and highlighting a surprisingly practical challenge: who returns your stuff when there's no driver?
• Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses
Data security startup Cyera is closing a $300M+ funding round at a $12B valuation — an eye-popping 80x ARR multiple — just five months after its last raise, despite burning cash faster than it earns it.
• Cyberdecks are having a moment, rejecting big tech surveillance with style and substance
A growing community of women builders is reviving the cyberdeck trend — DIY mini-computers built inside unconventional objects like seashell purses and Barbie dollhouses — as a stylish rejection of Big Tech surveillance and control.
• Male bowerbirds hope to dazzle females with bright human-made items
Urban male bowerbirds in Australia are ditching natural decorations for human-made trash — think red wire, plastic, and even handcuffs — and it may be reshaping how the species selects mates.
• Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers
Microsoft's Build 2024 conference unveiled the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact developer PC powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark chip with up to 128GB of memory, alongside major Windows 11 software updates aimed at streamlining developer workflows.
• Microsoft's Project Solara is an Android OS designed for agents instead of apps
Microsoft unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026, an Android-based OS built to run AI agents instead of apps, featuring 'just-in-time' interfaces that dynamically generate themselves based on context and device type.
• Monday Sports – Tigers swept by the White Sox
The Detroit Tigers were swept by the Chicago White Sox, dropping the entire series in a tough stretch for the club.
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