From Text To Tables: Why Structured Data Is AI’s Next $600 Billion Frontier

Tabular foundation models are the next major unlock for AI adoption, especially in industries sitting on massive databases of ...
The New York Times

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort

The Transportation Security Administration is flagging passengers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders. The Transportation Security ...
Bloomberg L.P.

What AI Bubble? BNEF Outlook for Data Center Power Use Rises 36%

Power demand from US data centers is set to surge to 106 gigawatts by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, a 36% increase from the research provider’s previous outlook in April. The upward revision in ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Flexible Power Use by US Data Centers Is Fiction, Report Says

Read More: AI Data Centers Are Sending Consumer Electric Bills Soaring The monitor’s analysis for the first time quantifies the cost of making data centers flexible as a way to extract more use out of ...
NPR

The government shutdown is delaying an assistance program families use to heat homes

As millions of Americans face a gap in food assistance due to the federal government shutdown, some families also worry about how they'll pay their winter heating bills. The shutdown has delayed ...
Government Technology

What Is Synthetic Data, and How Is Government Using It?

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 ...
InfoWorld

Introduction to Java records: Simplified data-centric programming in Java

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...
Reuters

Exclusive: In Australia, a data centre boom is built on vague water plans

SYDNEY, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Authorities in Sydney approved construction of data centres without requiring measurable plans to cut water use, raising concerns the sector's rapid growth will leave ...
Architectural Record

Interactive ‘Data Structure’ Anchors the University of Virginia’s School of Data Science

In his 1960 book Theory and Design in the First Machine Age, the critic and historian Reyner Banham presciently noted a growing chasm between technological change and the capacity of designers to ...
ProPublica

Microsoft’s “Digital Escort” Program Could Leave Sensitive Government Info Vulnerable to Espionage. Here’s What to Know.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For nearly a decade, Microsoft has used engineers in China to ...
ProPublica

A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors ...