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AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Microsoft's AI boom collides with its climate goals

Microsoft's latest environmental report shows the growing tension between its race to build AI infrastructure and its long-standing climate commitments. Why it matters: The report mirrors recent disclosures from Google and Amazon , whose emissions and resource use have also climbed alongside AI growth. Driving the news: Like its tech peers, Microsoft's environmental impact indicators largely continued moving upward. - Its total greenhouse gas emissions are up 25%, fueled by both its growth in digital infrastructure, especially AI, and changes to the company's electricity procurement strategy. - The company said a key measure of data-center water-use efficiency improved 25% from its 2022 baseline, putting it on track toward a goal of…

NPR (Jaclyn Diaz) - Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charges

Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

NYTIMES (Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko) - Ukrainians Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Announcement About Air-Defense Systems

President Trump said the United States would license Ukraine to produce Patriots, which can intercept ballistic missiles. But it could be months or years before those are ready.

NYTIMES (Michelle Goldberg and Stephanie Shen) - The Graham Platner Experiment Failed

The Graham Platner experiment has failed. “There have been so many errors of judgment at every step of the way,” the columnist Michelle Goldberg argues following the implosion of the senate candidate’s campaign in Maine.

NYTIMES (David W. Chen and Tamir Kalifa) - Big Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers

The data center boom has roiled communities across the country, but on Native land, a Big Tech push for quick approvals has pitted the need for development against a history of exploitation.