Why Google is paying to upgrade nuclear power plants

Last week, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to approve a new deal between Georgia Power and the tech giant Google. Starting in 2028, Google will help pay for upgrades to the state’s nuclear reactors.  “So, around 100 megawatts of carbon-free energy, paid for by somebody else,” PSC Commissioner Stan...

America’s AI ambitions threaten Indigenous lands in the Philippines

This is an original story by Mongabay republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived at the Grand Hyatt Manila on Sept. 10 to address hundreds of foreign business representatives assembled for the Luzon Economic Corridor investors’ forum. Outside the hotel, hundreds of demonstrators had also...