TechCrunch

The year data centers went from backend to center stage

There was a time when most Americans had little to no knowledge about their local data center. Long the invisible but critical backbone of the internet, server farms have rarely been a point of ...
The Verge

Communities are rising up against data centers — and winning

Local fights against new data centers are gaining bipartisan support across the US. Local fights against new data centers are gaining bipartisan support across the US. is a senior science reporter ...
Marketplace

Are energy-hungry data centers causing electric bills to go up?

Are energy-hungry data centers causing electric bills to go up? Utilities across the country are investing in upgrades, and the cost is often passed on to consumers. In some places, utilities are ...
The Hacker News

Why Data Security and Privacy Need to Start in Code

AI-assisted coding and AI app generation platforms have created an unprecedented surge in software development. Companies are now facing rapid growth in both the number of applications and the pace of ...
ZDNet

You have days left to claim your AT&T data breach settlement of up to $7,500 - here's how

AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024. Claim up to $5,000 (first breach) and $2,500 (Snowflake hack), or both. File your claim by Dec. 18, 2025, either online or by mail ...
The Lowell Sun

Data center proliferation driving up power needs

BOSTON — Power demand from U.S. data centers is expected to surge to 106 gigawatts by 2035, according to a new forecast, a spike that’s driven by growth in artificial intelligence and that may ...
AZ Central

Chandler one of Arizona's first cities to vote down AI data center

Chandler became one of the first cities in metro Phoenix to reject a data center, despite months of lobbying by former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. After four hours of public comment, the Chandler City ...
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 ...
Live Science

New 'DNA cassette tape' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone — and the data can last 20,000 years if frozen

Running out of space on your phone? Don't upgrade your cloud-storage subscription just yet. Scientists in China have discovered that images, text files and other digital data can be stored in strands ...
Bloomberg L.P.

CME Data Center Woes Started 12 Hours Before Markets Opened

The owner of the data center that serves CME Group Inc. started experiencing technical problems about 12 hours before an outage in its cooling system took down global markets, according to a ...
CalMatters

Data centers for AI could nearly triple San Jose’s energy use. Who foots the bill?

Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most ...