Developers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a huge scale to meet their energy demands, research reveals. Datacentres planned across the US, the UK and mainland Europe have proposals to build fossil fuel plants on-site to create 181GW of gas-fired capacity because of delays to connect to national grids, according to the findings. This is almost four times Great Britain’s total peak electricity demand. The research by BloombergNEF says this “speed to power” will – if the planned rollout happens – emit about 345m metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent a year in the US, where 90% of on-site gas-fired power stations are planned. The Guardian

Microsoft on Tuesday released patches for a total of 1,259 vulnerabilities spanning its software portfolio, the second consecutive month where the patch volume has exceeded 1,000 flaws. These cover 726 flaws in Windows, 174 in Office, 61 in Developer Tools, 59 in SQL Server, 53 in Developer Tools, and 27 in SharePoint Server. The patches also include 165 non-Microsoft-issued CVE identifiers. More than 500 flaws relate to elevation of privilege, followed by remote code execution and information disclosure bugs. The Hacker News 

Internet provider Virgin Media has today reported a “” on its UK broadband network as gamers rushed to start pre-loading the GTA VI video game release – all c.212 GigaBytes of it (varying a bit between platforms) – ahead of its launch later this month. The network’s previous record for evening peak period broadband traffic, set during the Arsenal v Atlético Madrid football match in the Champions League, was surpassed by 3.8%, while total daily data volumes exceeded the previous record set by the release of Fortnite Chapter 7 Mini Season on 1st November 2026 by 4%. ISPreview

An Indian court has ordered an investigation into allegations that a public library in the southern state of Tamil Nadu bought hundreds of books suspected of being generated using AI. The controversy began after Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan raised concerns about books containing false information and questionable authorship at a newly opened library in Coimbatore city. The Madras High Court has ordered the state’s anti-corruption agency to investigate the purchases and freeze bank accounts linked to a publisher accused of supplying the books. BBC 

Japanese electronics company Sony has leaned into 1980s nostalgia with its remake of the original Walkman headphones, complete with colourful, interchangeable foam pads. The MDR-3R, with its slim headband and sliding metal arms, looks almost exactly like the model that debuted with the first portable Walkman cassette player in 1979. But the design now comes with a USB-C connector that works with most modern devices, feeding into the growing return to wired headphones. Dezeen 

Sir James Dyson has handed over control of his farming empire to his children after attacking Labour’s “death tax” on farmers. The billionaire inventor has transferred control of Dyson Farming, the largest farming business in the UK, to a company controlled by his three children. Heydon Limited, incorporated in August and controlled by Emily Dyson-Paley, Jake Dyson and Samuel Dyson, acquired the entire share capital of the agricultural business last month. The Telegraph 

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