The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
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The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers

Today, I’m talking with Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter here at The Verge, about the growing backlash against AI data centers. Gaby recently reported a fantastic piece about Hernando County, Florida

Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks, with FBI investigating
Tech 6d ago 👁️ 1

Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks, with FBI investigating

No culprit has been identified in any of the attacks, which comes after authorities warned of a possible Iranian plot. Michigan has reported cyberattacks on nine of its water systems, days after Minne

‘No company is going to go to jail for you’: Proton’s CTO on balancing privacy, policy, and trust
Tech 16 Jul 2026 14:08 UTC 👁️ 6

‘No company is going to go to jail for you’: Proton’s CTO on balancing privacy, policy, and trust

Today on Decoder, we’ve got the first of a two-part series on the systems that run the world: I’m talking with Bart Butler, the CTO of Proton, the company that makes private and secure productivity so

OnePlus officially gives up on the US and Europe
Tech 16 Jul 2026 09:07 UTC 👁️ 3

OnePlus officially gives up on the US and Europe

OnePlus has confirmed what industry observers have long expected: it’s quitting the US and European markets, and will no longer launch new products in either region. Parent company Oppo promises that

Even Nvidia’s head of automotive fights with Nvidia for compute
Tech 13 Jul 2026 15:05 UTC 👁️ 0

Even Nvidia’s head of automotive fights with Nvidia for compute

Today, I’m talking with Xinzhou Wu, who is the head of automotive at Nvidia. Nvidia is obviously in the news constantly because of the AI boom — it’s one of the most valuable companies in the world, b

See if you can spot an AI deepfake with our test
Tech 11 Jul 2026 00:06 UTC 👁️ 0

See if you can spot an AI deepfake with our test

If you found that tough, you are not alone. It used to be far easier to spot computer-generated visual creations - often used by fraudsters - because AI would make blunders, like adding an extra fing

Comcast is breaking up with NBCU. Why did it ever buy it in the first place?
Tech 09 Jul 2026 14:06 UTC 👁️ 0

Comcast is breaking up with NBCU. Why did it ever buy it in the first place?

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Peter Kafka, who is chief correspondent at Business Insider and host of Channels, a podcast about the media industry. And it’s a big week for the media industry — Co

NHS app to use AI to determine which service best for patients
Tech 04 Jul 2026 22:08 UTC 👁️ 0

NHS app to use AI to determine which service best for patients

Artificial intelligence will be used on the NHS app to determine which service is most appropriate for patients in England, the health service has announced. A new triage tool will ask patients a seri

Parents warned not to publicly share children’s images amid AI abuse risks
Tech 03 Jul 2026 16:15 UTC 👁️ 0

Parents warned not to publicly share children’s images amid AI abuse risks

Parents should not publicly post images of their children online due to the growth of AI-generated abuse imagery, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. Along with the Internet Watch Foundation (

Anthropic wants to develop its own drugs
Tech 03 Jul 2026 14:05 UTC 👁️ 0

Anthropic wants to develop its own drugs

At the event “The Briefing: AI for Science” earlier this week, Anthropic announced Claude Science, a new “AI workbench for scientists” that pulls fragmented tools and datasets into one environment, an

Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds
Tech 03 Jul 2026 04:06 UTC 👁️ 0

Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds

ByDivya Arya BBC World Service Warning: This story contains descriptions of abuse Instagram has been running paid adverts promoting child sexual abuse material in India, a BBC Eye investigation has fo

AI won’t save advertising, says Digitas’ Amy Lanzi
Tech 02 Jul 2026 14:05 UTC 👁️ 0

AI won’t save advertising, says Digitas’ Amy Lanzi

We’ve got a special Decoder today — I had the chance to talk with Amy Lanzi, the CEO of Digitas North America, in front of a live audience at the Uber Villa at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in