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Amazon is under fresh scrutiny tonight after reports emerged that the company is backing what could become the single largest source of climate pollution in the United States — a natural gas power plant, funded despite Amazon's own public commitments to clean energy. It's a stark reminder that the hunger for data center power is reshaping corporate climate promises in real time.
Shifting gears, hackers at DEF CON this weekend announced the Water Watch Center, a new program extending free cybersecurity protections to rural water utilities across the country. The effort brings in managed detection providers, digital twins, and AI agents — essentially giving small, under-resourced water systems the kind of defensive muscle usually reserved for major infrastructure.
And in cryptocurrency news, two stories point to mounting pressure on the industry. Trump Media disclosed losses of three hundred sixty one million dollars on its bitcoin and Cronos holdings, while regulators in Australia moved to suspend a major crypto ATM operator, pulling nearly one hundred machines offline as authorities signal a broader crackdown on the sector.
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