US farmers are increasingly rejecting multimillion-dollar offers from data center developers; some estimate ~40K acres are needed globally for new AI projects (Niamh Rowe/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/21/us-farmers-datacenters
There seem to be no plans to haul in the US ambassador, as the Liberal Democrats are proposing.
(See 11.28am.)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/23/uk-politic…
This is one very brave lady.
Today in Focus: Charlotte Nichols MP on her rape trial ordeal
Starting from: 00:33:07
Episode webpage: https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus
Media file:
"Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data" 😱 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/22/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca…
Source: a consortium led by Dovid Efune is considering legal action against the UK over lifting restrictions that stopped DMGT from acquiring the Telegraph (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/…
Palantir won a three-month, £30K /week trial to access the UK FCA's intelligence data to tackle financial crime, a source says raising concerns inside the FCA (Robert Booth/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202
The office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor,
said his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos
was canceled under pressure from the Trump administration.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/newsom-davos-trump?CM…
How true crime influencers on YouTube are compromising the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah, including by "investigating" tips (Alaina Demopoulos/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f
A private investigator testifies at the UK High Court that his 2021 admissions about phone tapping of Prince Harry and Elton John were a forged "pack of lies" (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar