Quercus demands studies for data centers in Abrantes
Observador26 August 2026 at 17:19
The environmental organization Quercus is demanding environmental impact studies for two data center projects in the municipality of Abrantes, in the district of Santarém. The projects include the EDC ONE unit in Pego, with a capacity of 300 MW, and Hyperion in Alvega, with 20 MW, which together could consume 2.8 TWh per year. Quercus also warns about the significant pressure that these infrastructures could exert on the region's water resources.
The article warns about a new type of banking fraud through mobile phone, where criminals send fake messages simulating alerts about suspicious bank operations, including malicious links to resolve non-existent problems. The goal is to steal personal and financial data from victims.
The article explains what MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) is and emphasizes the importance of enabling it. It highlights that passwords, even when strong and complex, are no longer sufficient to protect accounts, as they can be discovered, stolen through phishing campaigns, or exposed in data breaches, making multi-factor authentication an essential additional layer of security.
A Chilean doctor from Chile remotely performed a radical robotic prostatectomy on a patient at the Kidney Hospital, in Goiânia, Goiás, this Tuesday (25), marking the first telesurgery of its kind between the two countries, the first telesurgery prostatectomy in the state and the first telesurgery of the hospital. The procedure used the Toumai robotic surgical system, developed by MicroPort (MedBot), which allowed the oncological urologist Dr. Marcelo Andres Orvieto Sagredo to control the instruments remotely, while a medical team remained with the patient on Brazilian soil.
A groundbreaking brain surgery to remove a brain tumor was performed with the help of artificial intelligence. Patient Rhys Hibbert could have lost his vision due to the tumor, but the successful intervention allowed his vision to be preserved.
