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Palo Mayor Bryan Busch said Google has been upfront in discussions with the city so far, and he wants Palo to be a good partner. Google is considering building a data center on land that could be annexed into the city, rather than building it in the county's unincorporated territory.

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Google’s data center plans in Palo stir up support from the mayor and concerns from residents

James Kelley

All eyes are on the small city of Palo after Google shifted its plans to build a data center there. Some residents are worried about water use and question the tech giant's motivations. The mayor says he sees an upside to the new development but plans to put protections in place for the community.

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State-of-the-art air defense systems have not been able to stop some Iranian missiles

Daniel Estrin

The U.S. and Israel say they've depleted most of Iran's missile arsenal, but its weapons — including controversial cluster munitions — are challenging even the most advanced air-defense systems.
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Sweden's top general says U.S. remains 'really important ally'

Karen Zamora, Mary Louise Kelly, William Troop

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's chief of defense, Gen. Michael Claesson, about NATO, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and Europe's relationship with the United States.
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OpenAI's Sora app may be going away, but its legacy will be the spread of AI video slop

Geoff Brumfiel

Barely six months after its launch, OpenAI is ending an app that could generate AI video at the click of a button.

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