Nevada rolled out a new policy aimed at standardizing the privacy of state data, months after a massive cyberattack crippled ...

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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 ...

In the summer of 2023, Montevideo, Uruguay, faced its worst drought in 74 years. Authorities were forced to mix saltwater into the public drinking supply to keep taps running. At the same time, Google ...

Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research ...

Many popular apps collect far more personal data than they need to work. These 20 apps quietly gather your photos, location, contacts, and more—and you probably have at least one of them installed ...

National AI usage among businesses is growing, with current rates at 18% and projected to hit 22% in six months. Larger firms show higher AI adoption; those with 250+ employees report a 27% usage rate ...