Data centers for AI use huge amounts of electricity, water, driving up costs and climate concerns

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water ...

Data Centers Are About to Use as Much Power as Japan—and the Solutions Are Getting Weird

The insatiable demand for data center power and materials is turning formerly marginal ideas into economical ones—from ...

Microsoft exploring using advanced power lines to make data centers more energy-efficient

By Laila Kearney Feb 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could ...
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Google to use large-scale solar power with 1-gigawatt deal to meet data-center loads

A deal led by French energy company TotalEnergies will supply large-scale solar power to ...

Your personal data is being sold right now. Here’s what you can do

Oregon allows consumers to opt out when companies collect and sell personal details gained in online transactions or simply ...
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Out-of-state police are using Connecticut license plate camera data for immigration enforcement

A full record of which police departments are using the equipment is not kept by state officials.

Forget AI Stocks: This Pharma Giant Is Using AI to Dominate Drug Discovery

And there's more than one way to monetize this technology.

Privacy, fairness concerns sparked by AI pricing that uses purchase history, data

The concept of retailers potentially using AI to set individual pricing for products based on a user’s data or purchasing ...

Data modernization meets real-world AI practices at FabCon

AI is the silver bullet that will solve everything from customer churn to supply-chain bottlenecks. But the truth is messier.
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Starlink Is Using Your Personal Data to Train AI. Here’s How to Opt Out

Starlink Is Using Your Personal Data to Train AI. Here’s How to Opt Out ...
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Education Dept. Tells Universities Not to Use Student Voting Data

The department announced Thursday it’s investigating Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse over alleged student privacy violations in the National Study of Learning, Voting and ...

As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?

The demand for electricity can have a ripple effect that raises prices for everyone else. For example, if utilities build ...