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Nov 7, 2026

Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google

The deal highlights the challenges of developing massive AI data centers.


Record number of rattlesnakes removed in this Alberta city
Nov 7, 2026

Record number of rattlesnakes removed in this Alberta city

Lethbridge usually gets between 150 and 160 snake calls per year, but the southern Alberta city says that jumped to over 200 this year so far. Not all snake removal calls are for rattlesnakes, but also non-venomous constrictors commonly mistaken for rattles like bullsnakes.


Nov 6, 2026

OpenAI reportedly raises an additional $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation

OpenAI has reportedly raised an additional $11 billion as part of a funding round that hasn't closed yet but is expected to in the coming weeks.


How to nuke an asteroid, and more…
Nov 6, 2026

How to nuke an asteroid, and more…

Plus: bubble-blowing sperm whales, permafrost landslides, better wind turbines and birds sound like humans


Biotech Firm Claims Some Credit for Groundbreaking Virus Research
Nov 6, 2026

Biotech Firm Claims Some Credit for Groundbreaking Virus Research

Radical Numerics turned heads with its announcement about a novel treatment. Now a former partner, Tabula Bioscience, says it performed much of the research.


Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck
Nov 6, 2026

Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck

Musk said it was to make room for production of its Cybercabs - autonomous taxis without a driver.


Nov 6, 2026

The Duo apps are coming, says Apple

There are now 100,000 Duo-optimized apps, says Apple, and thousands more arrive daily.


Americans told to 'take steps now' as urgent frost alerts hit eight US states tonight
Nov 6, 2026

Americans told to 'take steps now' as urgent frost alerts hit eight US states tonight

Forecasters are urging Americans to 'take steps now' as temperatures are set to plummet starting Friday evening into Saturday morning.


AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values
Nov 6, 2026

AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values

Investors had been selling off tech shares in part due to concerns the Democrat election victory would mean slower AI development.


This hawk gobbled up neighbourhood chickens until she got too fat to fly
Nov 6, 2026

This hawk gobbled up neighbourhood chickens until she got too fat to fly

When someone brought an immobilized red-shouldered hawk to the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center last month, staff suspected she was either blinded, injured or poisoned. But it turns out she just ate too many chickens.


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