The Guardian

Why is the FBI buying people’s location data and how is it using the information?

FBI director revealed agency had resumed buying private information en masse in possible constitutional violation Kash Patel’s disclosure on Wednesday that the FBI has resumed buying location data on ...
GitHub

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Using ADO and ADO.NET Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and ADO.NET enable you to write client applications to access and manipulate data in a database server through a provider. Windows Search is ...
Houston Chronicle

How much water do AI data centers use? A new survey could help Texas regulators find out.

Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...
IEEE

DOSTA-Net: Domain-Shuffle Temporal Attention Network for Vessel Extraction in X-Ray Coronary Angiography Using Synthetic Data

Abstract: Artery extraction from X-ray coronary angiography (XCA) images is essential for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery diseases. However, vessel visibility is significantly ...
Reuters

Microsoft rolls out initiative to limit data-center power costs, water use impact

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...
E&E

States push to end secrecy over data center water use

The effort is drawing bipartisan support and is expected to come up again next year as officials grapple with the artificial intelligence boom’s side effects. States facing drought and dwindling ...
The Conversation

AI is using your data to set personalised prices online. It could seriously backfire

You check prices online for a flight to Melbourne today. It’s $300. You leave your browser open. Two hours later, it’s $320. Half a day later, $280. Welcome to ...
InfoWorld

Oracle targets agentic use cases with AI Database 26ai

The latest version of the Oracle database comes with agent builders and MCP Server integration to help developers embed automation into their workflows. Oracle is doubling down its focus on agentic ...
Wired

Anthropic Will Use Claude Chats for Training Data. Here’s How to Opt Out

Anthropic is starting to train its models on new Claude chats. If you’re using the bot and don’t want your chats used as training data, here’s how to opt out. Anthropic is prepared to repurpose ...
The New York Times

Trump Administration Quietly Seeks to Build National Voter Roll

In a quest to bolster a long-running claim from President Trump concerning undocumented immigrants illegally voting, the Justice Department is seeking detailed voter roll data from over 30 states. By ...
TechRepublic

AI Data Centers’ Soaring Energy Use: Who Pays for Higher Utilities Costs?

AI Data Centers’ Soaring Energy Use: Who Pays for Higher Utilities Costs? Your email has been sent The rising number of AI data centers in the US could drive utility costs higher and has put parts of ...