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Technology

Best Apple Watch: Series 12, Ultra 4, and SE 3 (2026)

From the latest Ultra to last year’s SE, these are the Apple Watches worth considering.
Wired
U.S. Politics

Data center developers should have known how much Americans love their land

The data center backlash is intensifying. In fact, more Americans now oppose data centers than fear AI. This is true even though tech companies have plausible defenses to much of the backlash. Data centers, for example, use far less water than the nation's golf courses. There is little evidence so far that they significantly raise...
The Hill
Science

New space telescope will reopen astronomers’ view of the far-infrared

NASA’s $1.2 billion PRIMA will explore how galaxies evolve and how planets emerge from disks of gas and dust
Science Magazine

Al Jazeera reports from near front line in Ethiopia’s Afar region

Al Jazeera reports from Ethiopia’s Afar region, where fighting has spread amid efforts to oust PM Abiy Ahmed.
Al Jazeera

Tourism tax needs to be more flexible in Wales, warns expert

Anglesey, Conwy and Gwynedd councils have all put a pause on introducing the nightly tourist tax.
BBC Business

Treasury yields edge higher amid pressure on global government bonds

Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as investors look ahead to fresh economic data releases this week.
CNBC