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A data center operated by QTS in a residential area quietly consumed twenty-nine million gallons of water over fifteen months before neighbors noticed something was wrong — their water pressure had dropped. Officials confirmed the unauthorized usage but declined to issue any fines against the six-point-two million square foot facility. QTS says the water went toward construction activities like concrete work and dust suppression, though many residents and observers are asking why no one caught it sooner, and why there appear to be no consequences.
Shifting to the courtroom, Apple is facing antitrust pressure on multiple fronts, with lawsuits now filed in five separate countries alleging the company worked to suppress competition in the so-called Watch Room space. The coordinated international legal action suggests plaintiffs believe this is a pattern of behavior rather than an isolated dispute, and it adds to a growing body of regulatory scrutiny Apple has faced across global markets in recent years.
And on a lighter note, a GitHub project called Muxcard is turning heads in the maker community. It is a fully functional computer built to the exact dimensions of a credit card and just one millimeter thick, powered by the ESP32-C3 microcontroller and featuring a small eInk display. It is a prototype for now, but it hints at just how much computing power can be tucked into the smallest of spaces.
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