Some good news

All right, time for non-dystopia Friday. Stuff that is actually getting better.

Datacentres are deeply unpopular. Has Sweden made one we can all love? by Steve Rose. It is built of wood, resembles an Ikea and its power is totally renewable. (Next step, licensing system and payment clearinghouse for ML training rights?)

Safari 27.3 Adds Support for Global Privacy Control by Nick Heer. (Pay no attention to the scary warning. I have been using GPC regularly and get the occasional acknowledgment, that’s it, no breakage.)

McKinley Park News - Sponsors Showcase (On the good timeline all web advertising works this way—trusted publisher and audience data gatekeeper have to be the same.)

Visiting Slate’s first showroom as its $25,000 electric truck nears production by Eric Bangeman. (Yes, this thing is half the price of the average motor vehicle sold in the USA. The average cost for a new vehicle in the U.S. hits a new record: over $51,000)

Remote work may increase birth rates by Peter Saalfield. Another study in the Netherlands even found that kids whose parents work from home scored higher on a high-stakes standardized test.