The day in 6 cards

US fears AI. Patna, 9th, eats the Louvre's lunch. Servers gulp 945 TWh. Bots eye jobs. Hackers cook fridges. Tap a card to see it full size, or a headline for the whole story.

  1. Explainer on why Americans are more hostile to AI than much of Asia: economics and policy on one side, culture and trust on the other, with the UAE aiming to use agentic AI for half of government services by 2028.01Why America fears AI
  2. Explainer on the Bihar Museum ranking 9th on Worth a Journey's World's 100 Best Museums 2026, ahead of the Met (10th) and Louvre (31st), and the roughly ₹500 crore project's troubled build.02Patna beats the Louvre
  3. Explainer on environmental groups using AI while worrying about its footprint: data centres may use 945 TWh a year by 2030 per the IEA, with examples of wildlife surveys, fire alerts and ways groups cut costs.03The green AI dilemma
  4. Explainer on whether AI should replace White House economists: Jason Furman said he would replace 20 economists with AI, while a former staffer argues junior staff are needed to stop bad ideas.04Keep the junior economists
  5. Explainer on Accenture and the Big Four targeting mid-sized companies as AI lowers delivery costs; mid-market clients already bring in 8% of Accenture's revenue.05Consultants go mid-market
  6. Explainer on hacks that overheated fridges at three French blood sites and supermarkets in 11 European countries, through unpatched, internet-exposed controllers with weak passwords.06Hackers turn up the heat

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