English councils free to adopt four-day week after Labour drops Tory concerns

The South Cambridgeshire trial found workers were happier and it was easier to employ permanent workers in ‘hard-to-fill roles’. Photograph: PhotoAlto/Alamy The South Cambridgeshire trial found workers were happier and it was easier to employ permanent workers in ‘hard-to-fill roles’. Photograph: PhotoAlto/Alamy Four-day week English councils free to adopt four-day week after Labour drops Tory … Read more

Amazon.com joins push for nuclear power to meet data center demand

‘Our agreements will encourage the construction of new nuclear technologies that will generate energy for decades to come,’ said Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services. Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/Reuters ‘Our agreements will encourage the construction of new nuclear technologies that will generate energy for decades to come,’ said Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services. … Read more

Mexico’s datacentre industry is booming – but are more drought and blackouts the price communities must pay?

An industrial park in Colon, Querétaro, Mexico. Datacentres need water to stay cool and it is unclear to what extent this will impact the local water supplies. Photograph: Alejandra Rajal/The Guardian An industrial park in Colon, Querétaro, Mexico. Datacentres need water to stay cool and it is unclear to what extent this will impact the … Read more

UK momentum on Ukraine has dropped under Labour, Ben Wallace says

Keir Starmer speaks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on 7 November. Photograph: Márton Mónus/Reuters Keir Starmer speaks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on 7 November. Photograph: Márton Mónus/Reuters Ukraine UK momentum on Ukraine has dropped under Labour, Ben Wallace says Former … Read more

Quit if you don’t like our office-working policy, Amazon executive suggests

An Amazon Web Services data centre in Stone Ridge, Virginia, US. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images An Amazon Web Services data centre in Stone Ridge, Virginia, US. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Amazon This article is more than 1 month old Quit if you don’t like our office-working policy, Amazon executive suggests This article is more than 1 month … Read more

French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech

Google and Microsoft have both said their AI strategies rely on energy-hungry datacentres to develop and operate AI models. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Google and Microsoft have both said their AI strategies rely on energy-hungry datacentres to develop and operate AI models. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Artificial intelligence (AI) This article is more than 1 month old French AI … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX accuses California of political bias over launch limits

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from US Vandenberg space force base in California, on 2 December 2023. Photograph: SpaceX/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from US Vandenberg space force base in California, on 2 December 2023. Photograph: SpaceX/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock SpaceX This article is more than 1 month old … Read more