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Data centers could send US climate pollution skyrocketing

29 October 2026 at 17:10
Graphic image of a data center.

The US power sector could release 42 percent more planet-heating carbon dioxide pollution by 2030 than it did in 2025 as it builds out more fossil fuel infrastructure to meet data center electricity demand, according to a new analysis by the Sierra Club. That would essentially wipe out 15 years of greenhouse gas reductions.

CO2 emissions from electricity generation would increase by 618 million tons by the end of the decade if planned AI projects are constructed. That's roughly equivalent to carbon pollution from the electricity use of 128,788,523 homes in a year.

The Sierra Club's estimate is higher than some previous projections

The Sie …

Read the full story at The Verge.

2026 Midterm Election Ballot Measures: What Races We’re Watching

29 October 2026 at 16:20
More than 140 statewide ballot measures will go before voters during the midterms. Here are the races we’re watching.

Β© John Tully for The New York Times

Voters casting their ballots in Franconia, N.H., in the state’s primary earlier this year.

This open-source project lets you sync Withings data to other apps without a subscription

29 October 2026 at 16:14
Withings Body Smart scale against a colorful background.

When it was revealed earlier this month that Withings would require new users to subscribe to a Withings Plus subscription to sync heath data from the company's devices to third-party apps, Tom Anthony, who was already fed up with the Withings mobile app which they describe as a "bloated mess," became motivated to "free" their scales. Anthony's solution was to create an open-source project called YourOwnWeigh that reroutes your data away from Withings' servers so it can be wirelessly synced to other apps and platforms for free.

You can read more about the project on GitHub, where you'll also find quick-start guides on how to get YourOwnWeig …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Third-Party Spoilers, Long Fueled by Both Parties, Could Matter This Year

29 October 2026 at 16:00
The other Dan Sullivan in Alaska has drawn the most attention, but both parties are quietly trying to use little-known candidates in other battlegrounds to siphon votes, too.

Β© Becky Bohrer/Associated Press

Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher in Alaska, was recruited by Democratic operatives to join the race against Senator Dan S. Sullivan, a Republican, whose allies have been left worrying that voters will be confused.
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