The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming ...

Science in the modern era is increasingly reliant on enormous datasets and automated analysis. In astronomy, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) – a ten-year survey ...

Personal information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers was accessed by hackers. Loblaw is one of Canada’s largest food and pharmacy retailers. It operates over 2,400 stores across ...

StreetLight Data launched a new traffic forecasting tool yesterday that helps transportation officials anticipate the impact of planned or unexpected road and lane closures on traffic flow. The tool ...

A methodological change contributed to a better-than-expected inflation report, prompting questions from some economists. By Ben Casselman An obscure methodological change lowered a key measure of ...

Roughly one in five student interactions with generative artificial intelligence on school technology involved cheating, self-harm, bullying, and other problematic behaviors, according to data ...

A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Residents are pushing back against a proposal to build a $3 billion data center along Highway 290 in Spartanburg County. Upstate New York-based company, TigerDC, unveiled plans ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Emissions from data centers can cause breathing issues and premature deaths for those living nearby, according to a new report. The report was compiled by Community & ...

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Data centers are being built at a frantic pace all over the world, driven by the AI boom. These facilities consume staggering amounts of electricity. By 2028, AI servers alone may use as much energy ...