From Polite Prompts To Power Grids: The Growing Debate Over AI’s Energy Use
Studies comparing digital services have estimated that a single generative AI query can consume several times more electricity than a conventional web search.
Day: February 20, 2026
Shipping investor J Lauritzen buys stake in private-equity backed maritime supply group
G&O Maritime Group has annual revenue of over $170m
Police urge Andrew’s protection officers to come forward with what they ‘saw or heard’ – as it happened
Metropolitan Police also working with US counterparts to establish whether London airports had been used to ‘facilitate human trafficking and sexual exploitation’King: ‘The law must take its course’Analysis: What’s next for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s…
Sunita Williams Stranded In Space Labeled One Of Worst NASA Disasters
Starliner’s botched flight left Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore stuck for months at the International Space Station.
Google rejected 1.75M policy-violating Android apps and blocked 80K+ developer accounts from Google Play in 2025, down from 2.36M apps and 158K accounts in 2024 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
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Google rejected 1.75M policy-violating Android apps and blocked 80K+ developer accounts from Google Play in 2025, down from 2.36M apps and 158K accounts in 2024 — Fewer bad actors are targeting Google Play …
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. markets rocked by private credit worries and potential strike on Iran
Meanwhile, Blue Owl Capital tightened investor liquidity after selling $1.4 billion in loan assets, raising alarms about stability in the private credit market.
AI in the SOC: Why Complete Autonomy Is the Wrong Goal
Dan Petrillo, VP of Product at BlueVoyant As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply embedded in security operations, a divide has emerged in how its role is defined. Some argue the security operations centre (SO…
UK reports record-breaking budget surplus of £30.4bn in surprise boost for Rachel Reeves
Largest January total since records began in 1993 is sharp reversal from December’s £11.6bn deficitBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government has posted the biggest ever budget surplus, official figures show, after a large boost in self-assessment…
Trump gives Iran 10-15 days to make deal, warns ‘bad things will happen’
Donald Trump has warned Iran it has 10 to 15 days to reach a deal over its nuclear program, or “bad things” will happen.
Trump gives Iran 10-15 days to make deal, warns ‘bad things will happen’
Donald Trump has warned Iran it has 10 to 15 days to reach a deal over its nuclear program, or “bad things” will happen.