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Al Gore, speaking with TechCrunch alongside Generation Investment Management's Lila Preston, argued that AI data centers' emissions are far smaller than critics claim, comparing them to landfill emissions and global air conditioning use. He said what worries him more are warnings emerging from within the AI industry itself.
Iran-backed Houthi fighters have reportedly captured territory along Yemen's Red Sea coast, including Perim island, which sits in the narrow Bab al-Mandab Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Directly across the water lies Djibouti, a small nation hosting military bases from the US, China, France, Japan and Italy due to the strait's importance to global shipping.
The United States is marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with memorial ceremonies, moments of silence and volunteer projects across the country. A new poll shows nearly half of American adults still regard the day as the most historic event of their lifetime, reflecting how deeply the attacks that killed almost 3,000 people remain embedded in national memory.
Months before the September 11 attacks, radio host Milton William 'Bill' Cooper misrepresented a CNN report about an interview with al Qaeda figures, falsely claiming the US government had advance knowledge of an imminent attack from Osama bin Laden himself. In reality, the interview was conducted by MBC correspondent Baker Atyani with al Qaeda military chief Mohammed Atif, not bin Laden. Cooper's broadcast planted early seeds of doubt about government transparency that later blossomed into the sprawling 9/11 Truth conspiracy movement.