Everything is bigger in Texas, and by 2030, that age-old adage could become true of the global data center boom. On March 9, Microsoft registered two new filings with the Texas Department of Licensing ...

With so much data stored on ephemeral mediums like hard drives and magnetic tape, what will remain of our civilization in the millennia to come? Thanks to an innovation from Microsoft researchers, the ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected Wednesday to call for a two-year suspension of tax incentives offered to develop data centers amid growing scrutiny over their rapid expansion and impact on ...

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 ...

Last month, journalist Karen Hao posted a Twitter thread in which she acknowledged that there was a substantial error in her blockbuster book “Empire of AI.” Hao ...

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 ...

As AI becomes more common and decisions more data-driven, a new(ish) form of information is on the rise: synthetic data. And some proponents say it promises more privacy and other vital benefits. Data ...

Google offers a dedicated tool called Takeout to let you download all or some of your data from the Google apps and services you use. To use this, go to the Google Takeout web page -> choose services ...

Sam Altman’s OpenAI, the tech company behind ChatGPT, is planning its next Stargate data centers in Texas, anchoring a new wave of sites the company unveiled last week while celebrating the opening of ...

Streaming and video calls consume significant amounts of data, and other apps may continue to use data in the background. Even if you have one of the best value data plans, keeping an eye on your data ...