2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (571+ words) State and federal energy ministers said investments in new renewable generation and energy storage should "fully offset" new data centres" energy needs Power hungry datacentres that are growing to meet the energy demand of artificial intelligence could be forced to…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (183+ words) In the US, 60% of young men are single and sex is at a record low. Despite endless opportunities to meet the right person, it feels like dating in the US has become more fraught than ever. As political divides deepen…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (633+ words) Previously prohibited use of websites such as Omoggle that connect a streamer to a stranger's video feed now allowed Last week, at 4am, 19-year-old Sammy Amz was scrolling through X when something caught his eye: a popular Twitch streamer was competing…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (238+ words) We used to have the back and forth of actual conversation. Now we have phones filled with our friends" rambling soliloquies The message I most dread receiving on Whats App isn"t "Call me" or "I can"t believe what…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (370+ words) Police say man is not suspected of involvement in the theft itself and the phone has not been recovered Police investigating the theft of a phone belonging to Keir Starmer's former chief of staff Morgan Mc Sweeney have arrested a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (704+ words) Some chats can get up to 600 voice notes a day and reach the 1, 024-member limit in less than 24 hours The Whats App groups have one simple rule: typing and speaking are forbidden, on pain of immediate removal. Only voice notes…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (591+ words) Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey backs launch of Vine reboot, Divine, where content must be made by a human As a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as one of the most influential " if short-lived " social media…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (891+ words) Jimmy Wales remembers a toxic internet even before social media and says AI is "not a disaster" for the free " and freely edited - online encyclopaedia Wikipedia"s founder, Jimmy Wales, has branded the Australian social media ban an "unmitigated disaster…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (819+ words) Date My Mate" nights, which involve pitching a friend to a room of singles, are gaining momentum across the country For many young people, the dating game has been nothing but a thankless task of endless swiping and ghosting, with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (107+ words) Was she going to an appointment, maybe even a romantic one? : ASAs best phone picture'The Guardian Was she going to an appointment, maybe even a romantic one? : ASAs best phone picture After positioning themselves unobtrusively on one side of the…...