Personal Digest: Amazon plan could be U.S.'s top polluter
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nation's largest single climate polluter — A planned Amazon data center in Texas could become the nation's largest single climate polluter, highlighting how tech infrastructure can clash with emissions goals.
| Los AngelesBrush fires flare across L.A. — evacuations and crews racing the wind |
 | San DiegoDrew Brees joins the Hall — a Charger salute |
 | ParentingScreens, stress and smart toys — parenting modernity gets a reboot Child Development (yourtango.com) · Social Media (yahoo.com) · Artificial Intelligence (theguardian.com) |
 | ClimateHeat, hungry headlines and a warming Arctic — climate warnings escalate Data Center (techcrunch.com) · Food Security (google.com) · Butterfly (google.com) |
 | Video GameGames, gripes and grand launches — the industry pivots and fights for legacy DRM (gamingamigos.com) · PlayStation 3 (aol.com) · Video Game Industry (investors.com) |
 | FilmBig swings at the box office and AI takes a bow — cinema in flux Spider-Man (wbaltv.com) · Artificial Intelligence (forbes.com) · Olivia Wilde (deadline.com) |
 | EconomyMixed signals: productivity up, participation down, inflation still bites Inflation (newsnationnow.com) · Wage (thestreet.com) · Productivity (kathleenhays.substack.com) |
 | CultureAncient art, guitar etiquette and Ted Lasso's curious soft power Neanderthals (scitechdaily.com) · Guitar (guitarworld.com) · Film (theatlantic.com) |
 | TelevisionBinge-watching may be shrinking brains — TV habit gets a health check Neuroscience (cnn.com) · Brain (google.com) · Jonas Salk (google.com) |
 | MusicYo-Yo Ma plays America — classical music gets a civic tune-up |
 | EntertainmentDisney preps D23 fireworks — exclusive previews for superfans |
 | MediaAddiction suits and longevity platforms reshape media's public role Social Media (reuters.com) · Science Communicator (clinicaltrialvanguard.com) |
 | GeographyStrait headaches: Hormuz chokepoint forces shipping to reroute |
 | CaliforniaGolden State keeps pushing green rules — and catching pushback |