U.S. Blacklists Major Chinese Tech Firms, Escalating Global Technology Tensions The United States has expanded its blacklist of major Chinese technology companies, adding some of China’s biggest corporate names to a growing list of firms Washington says have links to Beijing’s military and defense ecosystem. The latest move by the U.S. Department of Defense targets […]
Amazon Reveals Massive Data Center Water Use as AI Boom Sparks Transparency Concerns Amazon has disclosed for the first time that its global data centers consumed approximately 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, highlighting the growing environmental footprint of the artificial intelligence and cloud computing industries. The revelation comes as public scrutiny intensifies over […]