He Studied Cognitive Science at Stanford. Then He Wrote a Startling Play About A.I. Authoritarianism.

A brisk theatrical thriller, “Data” perfectly captures the slick, grandiose language with which tech titans justify their ...
Reason

Data Centers Use Lots of Electricity. This Bill Would Let Them Go Off the Grid.

Tech companies are building data centers as quickly as possible to run AI. These facilities are controviersial because they use copious amounts of electricity and might tax an electrical grid that in ...
MIT Technology Review

Using unstructured data to fuel enterprise AI success

Organizations have a wealth of unstructured data that most AI models can’t yet read. Preparing and contextualizing this data is essential for moving from AI experiments to measurable results. In ...
The Verge

AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025

A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption. A new study estimates the environmental impact of ...
The Washington Post

Supersized data centers are coming. See how they will transform America.

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...
The Motley Fool

AI Data Centers Just Sent This Other Metal to a New Record High

Industrial demand for silver is pushing the metal's price higher. The price of silver broke a record this week, exceeding $60 an ounce. The white metal has more than doubled in value this year, from ...
Wired

You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. When I called him to talk more about AI and water, Masley emphasized that he’s ...
AOL

Inside the $5 Million Mansion Sarah Ferguson Is Plotting to Use as Her 'Final Home'

Sarah Ferguson is quietly preparing to relocate to a $5 million mansion in Portugal, which friends tell OK! she is planning to use as her "final home" as the fallout from her and Andrew ...
WUSA

Elaborate plot to use DC homeless people as mercenaries to invade island off Haiti lands 2 men in jail

WASHINGTON — D.C. homeless people, an international invasion, kidnapping and murder. These were the center of a plot prosecutors say was thought up by two Texas men — landing them in jail and facing ...
TechCrunch

Rising data center electricity use risks blackouts during winter storms

The explosive growth of data centers could threaten the stability of the electrical grid this winter, according to an industry overseer. Across North America, demand for electricity this winter is ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Can Use Your Personal Data to Hurt Your Neighbor

Dr. Kasy is the author of the book “The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits).” Imagine applying for a job. You know you’re a strong candidate with a standout résumé. But you don ...