Personal Digest: AI buildouts linked to a 25% rise in emissions
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25% jump — Microsoft reported a 25% year‑over‑year increase in emissions as rapid AI infrastructure buildouts drive energy use.
| CaliforniaParasite outbreak touches California — health officials on alert |
 | ClimateHeat, servers and vanishing habitats: climate surprises keep stacking up Heat Waves (euronews.com) · Artificial Intelligence (opb.org) · Extinction of species (phys.org) |
 | CultureMoana goes deep: Disney leans on Polynesian voices for the live-action |
 | MediaKids off-platform? Public backs age limits while subpoenas pressure reporters Social Media (movieguide.org) · Freedom of the press (nytimes.com) |
 | ParentingParenting gets harder, deeper — and oddly more public Racism (mother.ly) · Parental Leave (theconversation.com) · Demographic transition (unfpa.org) |
 | Video GameGames industry at a crossroads: discs out, lawsuits in, and GTA 6 looms Digital Distribution (thedailystar.net) · Grand Theft Auto VI (msn.com) · Consumer rights (noobfeed.com) |
 | FilmHollywood rewrites the epic, courts AI drama, and indie reach grows Artificial Intelligence (forbes.com) · Film Adaptation (wbez.org) · Homer (radioiowa.com) |
 | EconomyAI rewires the economy — markets decouple and favors matter more than merit Artificial Intelligence (geekwire.com) · Stock Market (chase.com) · Social Capital (forbes.com) |
 | TelevisionTV mourns legends, pivots formats, and local hoops come home Harris Katleman (hollywoodreporter.com) · Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (nytimes.com) · Milwaukee Bucks (bucks.com) |
 | MusicMusic industry demands transparency as AI creeps into songwriting |
 | GeographyGeography drives climate science and fair banking outreach |