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The ref asked to be given a 'clue' as he reviewed footage of Callum Wilson's stoppage-time equaliser, which he eventually ruled out.

Microsoft and G42's planned $1 billion AI data center in Kenya has stalled amid disagreements over power commitments, with President William Ruto saying the country would need to "switch off half the country" to support the project at full scale. Tom's Hardware reports: The project, announced in May 2024 during Ruto's visit to Washington, was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center to the Olkaria region in Kenya's Rift Valley. G42 was to lead construction, with the facility running Microsoft Azure in a new East Africa cloud region. The first phase targeted 100 megawatts of capacity and was expected to be operational by this year, with a long-term goal of scaling to 1 gigawatt. President Ruto isn't exaggerating about shutting off half the country's power. Kenya's total installed electricity capacity sits between 3,000 and 3,200 megawatts, and peak demand reached a record 2,444 megawatts in January, according to data from KenGen, the country's government-owned electricity producer. The full 1 gigawatt build would therefore have consumed roughly a third of the country's total capacity, and even the first 100 megawatts would have required a significant share of the Olkaria geothermal complex's output, which currently generates around 950MW across all its plants. John Tanui, principal secretary at Kenya's Ministry of Information, told Bloomberg that the project hasn't been withdrawn and that talks are continuing, adding that the "scale of the data center they [Microsoft] wanted to do still requires some structuring." A separate 60-megawatt project with local developer EcoCloud is also still under discussion. [...] Microsoft is spending $190 billion on capex in 2026, and the company adds approximately 1 gigawatt of data center capacity every three months globally. But power constraints are proving to be a universal bottleneck: nearly half of planned U.S. data center builds this year have been delayed or canceled due to shortages of electrical infrastructure.

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Her remains are set to go on display later this week

A loft fire at a detached home led to a swift emergency response in Essex.

A loft fire at a detached home led to a swift emergency response in Essex.

Trump mocked 'little boy' Vance as he recalled Secret Service agents yanking him out of his chair and hoisting him to safety during the assassination attempt.

One Scots city is at the end of its tether with nuisance gulls keeping people awake and forcing school pupils to stay indoors to eat for fear of attack.

Melese was gearing up for a race in Ottowa on May 24 but had a sudden medical emergency in Addis Adaba, her nation's capital.

Apple Martin, 21, was the star of Chloe's summer campaign, which came out on Tuesday.

Parents might only just be getting over Easter, but the next school break in Essex is already on the horizon.

Parents might only just be getting over Easter, but the next school break in Essex is already on the horizon.

Retirement has long been sold as the ultimate reward. But what if that promise is not just outdated, but actively harmful?

A new police boat has been launched to patrol the coast named after a Special Constable who died of Covid-19.

A new police boat has been launched to patrol the coast named after a Special Constable who died of Covid-19.

The EU plans to target "addictive design" features on TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms, including endless scrolling, autoplay, push notifications, and recommendation loops that can steer children toward harmful content. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said new regulation could arrive later this year, alongside an EU age-verification app meant to make child-safety rules easier to enforce. CNBC reports: "We are taking action against TikTok and its addictive design -- endless scrolling, autoplay, and push notifications. The same applies to Meta, because we believe Instagram and Facebook are failing to enforce their own minimum age of 13," Von der Leyen said. "We are investigating platforms that allow children to go down 'rabbit holes' of harmful content -- such as videos that promote eating disorders or self-harm," she added. The EU's executive arm has also developed its own age verification app, which has the "highest privacy standards in the world," according to Von der Leyen. Member states will soon be able to integrate it into their digital wallets, and it can easily be enforced by online platforms. "No more excuses -- the technology for age-verification is available," the EU chief said. The EU Commission could have a legal proposal prepared as soon as the summer, as it awaits the advice and findings of its 'Special Panel of experts on Child Safety Online.'

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Critics say the money could have been used on local services

The first suspected 'generation-three' hantavirus case has emerged, potentially signifying the first stage of a wider outbreak of the deadly rat-borne disease.

The engine oil is worth hundreds of pounds

Support for Mr Burnham has swelled among Labour MPs in recent weeks, despite no one being able to explain a certain route back to Parliament for the 'King of the North'.