Amazon’s West Texas data center could be powered by a worst-case polluter
The Verge reports Amazon is backing a new gas-burning power plant in Pecos County, Texas that could become one of the largest single sources of greenhouse gas pollution in the US. With 35 natural-gas turbines generating 7.65 gigawatts of power aimed primarily at the data center, the project raises new questions about emissions and why it may not initially connect to the state grid.
Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying AI helped make “Rubberz”
The Verge says LA rapper Fenix Flexin has effectively confirmed he used AI for “Rubberz,” after earlier claims and AI-detection chatter surrounding the track and producer Medasin. The reporting points to the AI music tool Treblo (formerly Sonauto) as a suspected contributor, with Flexin’s response shifting from denial to arguing it wasn’t involved in the recording process.