Geographic information system (GIS) maps help researchers, policymakers, and community members see how environmental risks ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California launches DROP, an online platform enabling residents to request all registered data brokers delete ...

Superstar rapper Drake has been accused in a federal class-action RICO lawsuit of using the online sweepstakes casino Stake.us to boost the play counts of his music across the major streaming ...

If you’re going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season, there’s a chance the price you pay will be influenced by what’s known as “surveillance pricing.” Some retailers are using ...

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 explosive growth of data centers could threaten the stability of the electrical grid this winter, according to an industry overseer. Across North America, demand for electricity this winter is ...

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Massive data centers proposed for metro Atlanta expect to use millions of gallons of water per day. Some of those data centers are planning to use more water than entire Georgia ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand how many parents visit online communities where other parents discuss their experiences raising children, and the sorts of issues they ...

In the world of data centers, ensuring a facility will be online 99.999 percent of the time, is everything. Access to power is the number one priority when developers are trying to figure out where to ...

Starting December 16, 2025, Meta will begin adding AI chats to the behavioral data it gathers to further personalize its experiences and ad targeting. This move blurs the line between private ...

Big Tech companies use secrecy agreements with local governments to keep communities from knowing who is building in their backyards. On a March afternoon in Mason County, Kentucky, Dr. Timothy ...

Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years, with tech companies investing billions of dollars in data centers to help train and run AI models. The expansion of data centers has ...