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- ExplainedCountries keep emergency oil underground for moments exactly like this.The IEA is discussing another coordinated release of oil and diesel stocks as energy markets face supply disruptions. Strategic reserves exist to buy time during severe shortages, not to make fuel permanently cheap.
- CuriousMars has a blue sunrise and cliffs scientists have waited years to reach.NASA’s Curiosity rover has photographed wind-carved cliffs called yardangs in unusually vivid morning light. The image is beautiful, but the geology is the more interesting story: these rocks may preserve a missing chapter in Mount Sharp’s history.
- NowBrazil is choosing a president. It is also choosing how it deals with the world.Nearly 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in a polarized presidential election between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro. The contest is domestic, but the consequences reach Washington, Beijing and the future of Latin America’s largest economy.
- ExplainedAI Overviews and AI Mode look similar. They are not the same thing.Google now blends AI answers into Search in more than one way. AI Overviews are selective summaries inside classic results. AI Mode is a deeper, conversational search experience built for follow-ups, comparisons and multi-step questions.
- TechAEO and GEO sound like new disciplines. Google says the foundation is still SEO.Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization are popular labels for AI-search visibility. Google’s own guidance says there is no separate set of technical hacks: useful, crawlable, original content and normal SEO remain the foundation.
- TechGoogle just signed for 3.6 gigawatts of power. AI is turning tech companies into energy companies.Google’s new Constellation Energy agreement covers 3,590 MW of power, including 890 MW of added nuclear capacity. The deal shows how AI competition is moving from chips and models into electricity, grids and long-term energy contracts.
- ExplainedWhy do AI data centers use so much electricity?AI computing concentrates thousands of power-hungry chips in facilities that run continuously. The electricity demand comes from computation, memory, networking, cooling and the simple fact that useful AI services have to answer requests all day.
- TechBig Tech does not want to buy every AI chip from the same shelf.Nvidia remains the center of the AI-computing boom, but cloud companies are also designing custom silicon for specific workloads. Marvell’s rising forecasts show how valuable that second market is becoming.
- CultureThe Emmys are leaving broadcast TV. That says more about television than the awards themselves.The Emmy Awards will move exclusively to Prime Video from 2027 under a six-year deal, ending the long-running rotation among ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. The ceremony is following the audience it was created to celebrate.
- CultureHollywood just put Batman, Harry Potter, Star Trek, HBO, CNN and CBS under one roof.Paramount completed its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, creating Skydance, a media giant spanning two film studios, HBO, CBS, CNN, streaming services, sports and some of entertainment's biggest franchises.