1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (511+ words) America's AI boom is triggering growing battles over electricity, wildlife, and water The environmental activist who took on Pacific Gas & Electric over poisoned groundwater now has a new target. Erin Brockovich, made famous by the 2000 film starring Julia Roberts, is…...

27+ min ago  (676+ words) The Defense Department is investing heavily in building its next generation of battlefield technology. However, one of the most critical components has not received the attention it deserves " the adoption of 5 G. Transitioning to 5 G is no longer a question of…...

55+ min ago  (198+ words) Meta officially launched paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and Whats App on Wednesday, giving users the option to pay a few dollars a month for extra features across its flagship apps. The company made the announcement in an Instagram…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (362+ words) When you open messaging apps like Whats App, you probably see alerts like: Your messages are end-to-end encrypted. But what does encryption actually mean? What really happens technically when you send a message? Suppose I want to send a secret…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (308+ words) There is broad recognition that data centers are an important part of our modern economy, smartphones, telehealth, streaming services, cloud-based business tools, online banking, and even email all rely in some way on data center infrastructure. However, necessity does not…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (247+ words) Meta is launching today new Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus, and Whats App Plus subscriptions with a couple of extra features for power users. The "Plus" subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram are priced at $3. 99/month, while Whats App Plus is slightly…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (243+ words) Ohio Governor Mike De Wine announced in a news release on Wednesday, May 27, that he has directed the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to "pause consideration of any new data center tax exemption requests" as studies are conducted…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1051+ words) COLUMBUS - In the first ever meeting of the state's data center committee Ohio lawmakers put energy providers, data center development and consumer costs center stage. The committee heard testimonies from the Data Center Coalition, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago  (213+ words) In a move that welcomes data center development while establishing safeguards to protect New Jersey residents from paying for the power these centers consume, among other related issues, Gov. Mikie Sherrill today announced a four-prong plan that she calls the…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (184+ words) By Kelsey Tamborrino | 05/27/2026 04: 00 PM EDT The new benchmarks seek to balance advancement of AI in Pennsylvania, while also confronting growing community pushback. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled new guardrails Wednesday for data center development in the commonwealth, laying out detailed…...