Adult creators are still getting debanked — but it doesn't just impact them

For years now, adult content creators have been sounding the alarm about financial discrimination and debanking. Debanking is the practice of banks terminating a person's accounts and refusing to do ...
People

Woman Finds Out Husband Has Been Secretly Using Her Social Security, Transferring Money from Her Account

"I feel overwhelmed, scared, and unsure of what steps to take next," the woman wrote on Reddit Nicki Cox joined the PEOPLE team in 2025 as a Staff Editor, Society and Culture. Her work previously ...
CoinDesk

Polymarket points to third-party login tool after users report account breaches

Prediction market Polymarket blamed an unidentified third-party login provider for recent account breaches reported by several users. The platform confirmed the security incident on its Discord ...
The Verge

AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025

A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption. A new study estimates the environmental impact of ...
The New York Times

Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs

Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses. By Ivan Penn and Karen Weise Three ...
KSLA

Shreveport MPC members respond to data center controversy, mayor’s statements on changes

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission responds to comments from the mayor about making changes following the commission’s vote on the controversial data center.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Group sues PSC to get projected energy use at Beaver Dam data center

An environmental group is suing the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to force greater transparency in the development of Meta's new data center in Beaver Dam. Meta is the parent company of ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Activists warn proposed Ellenwood data center could create 'wasteland'

DeKalb commissioners vote Dec. 15 on data center rules amid backlash to a one-million square-foot Ellenwood project. PCC DeKalb seeks a land use permit for a 95 acre data center site near a school and ...
Phoenix New Times

Chandler data center project will use ‘unknown’ amount of water

Those pushing for a controversial new AI data center in Chandler — a cohort that includes paid not-technically-a-lobbyist Kyrsten Sinema — have made big promises about how it would save the city water ...
TechCrunch

Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035

Planned data center construction shows no signs of fading, with new additions to require 2.7x — nearly triple — the sector’s current demand for electricity over the next decade, according to a new ...
Bloomberg L.P.

What AI Bubble? BNEF Outlook for Data Center Power Use Rises 36%

Power demand from US data centers is set to surge to 106 gigawatts by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, a 36% increase from the research provider’s previous outlook in April. The upward revision in ...