Millie Giles

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Aerial view of a data center in Sterling, Virginia. (Getty Images)Running AI compute on phones could offer a glimmer of hope for reducing the tech’s mounting power use. The AI boom has come with a slew of side effects, but beyond social implications, geopolitical complications, and economic transformations, the growing number of data centers used to power the tech could have a devastating environmental impact — and it might come sooner than we initially imagined.

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Leaders of 32 major European and North American countries met at the NATO summit in The Netherlands on Wednesday, and agreed to commit to spending 5% of gross domestic product on defense by 2035, an enormous rise from the previous target of 2%. Ahead of the meeting, the alliance endorsed Article 5 of its founding treaty in light of rising international tensions.

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(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Americans don’t see fast food as good value anymore. Now, even Red Lobster is feeling confident enough to try some old tricks. After shelling out to the point of self-destruction on its $20 “Endless Shrimp” deal, and thus learning the true meaning of “all you can eat”, Red Lobster is back, having emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last September.

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Bob Iger (left) bracing himself at the World Premiere of "Elio" (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)The Disney-owned animation giant’s recent box office performance has seen some blockbuster sequels — and lackluster originals. Over the weekend, Disney’s Pixar aimed for the stars with the release of new intergalactic tale “Elio”… and fell back to earth when the $150M-budgeted film only took $21M at the domestic box office, the worst debut ever for Pixar.

1 week ago | sherwood.news | Millie Giles

Tourists at a bar street tables as anti tourist protesters walk by in Lisbon, Portugal (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)Last summer, record numbers of tourists visited Europe’s top attractions. Now, many residents have had enough. On Sunday, a string of planned overtourism protests took place across some of Europe’s most beloved tourist destinations — with locals in popular southern European cities and islands rallying against the swathes of summer travelers that descend on their neighborhoods.