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Shrinking Kevin O’Leary’s mammoth Utah data center project.

Utah Senate president J. Stuart Adams is calling for a 75 percent reduction, bringing the project from 40,000 acres to approximately 10,000, alongside demands for greater transparency and stronger conservation commitments. O’Leary says the reduced proposal is like “selling you a house, and you get to live in the upstairs toilet.”

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Meta scales back its employee tracking / AI training tool.

The “Model Capability Initiative” that records staff’s computing activity for AI training is being updated following backlash. Now, Meta employees can pause MCI for up to 30 minutes, and staff who handle sensitive content, work remotely, or have concerns regarding bandwidth or device battery can be exempt from using it.

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Today’s Vergecast: Nvidia just started a new chip war.

Nvidia is betting that AI is going to change the way you use your computer — and with a new chip, the RTX Spark, it’s hoping to ensure it powers that new-fangled AI machine. The Verge’s Sean Hollister explains what’s inside the Spark, why Nvidia is taking on Apple, Intel, AMD, and the rest of the chip industry, and whether the world’s most valuable company has a shot at reinventing the personal computer. Without charging a fortune.

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PlayStation State of Play June 2026: All the news and trailers

While the majority of Summer Game Fest takes place over the weekend, Sony is getting a jump on things with its next State of Play showcase, which airs on June 2nd at 5PM ET. It’s coming at a pivotal time for the PlayStation brand: The PS5 keeps getting more expensive and Sony’s big bet on live-service games has largely fallen flat. A good showing at SGF won’t fix everything, but it could help show that PlayStation is on the right path moving forward.

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