Previously harmless Google API keys now expose Gemini AI data

Google API keys for services like Maps embedded in accessible client-side code could be used to authenticate to the Gemini AI ...
Newsweek

AT&T Settlement Update: Payout for $177M Data Breach

AT&T customers who filed claims in the $177 million class-action settlement tied to two 2024 data breaches are a step closer to potential payments, with the settlement website confirming that the ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Google Discover Update: Early Data Shows Fewer Domains In US

NewzDash report on Google's Feb. Discover core update offers early data. Discover feeds in California and New York show measurable local content layers that differ from the national feed. The update ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
CBS News

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, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...
Houston Public Media

ERCOT to update planning process for connecting data centers, other large loads to Texas power grid

The control room at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas on May 15, 2018. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, is changing the way it evaluates its transmission capacity to ...
PC Gamer

Genshin Impact fan wiki operator may be having second thoughts about datamining after Cognosphere unleashes the lawyers, says it 'will only update live game data in the future'

Cognosphere, better known as MiHoYo, sued the operator of the HomDGCat wiki after multiple requests to take it down were rebuffed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
The News-Gazette

Update: Participants sought for task force on data center regulations

The University of Illinois’ National Petascale Computing Facility, 1725 S. Oak St., Champaign, is an 88,000-square-foot facility housing computing, networking and data systems, including the ...
CNBC

Elon Musk's xAI faces tougher road building out data centers after EPA rule update

Elon Musk's xAI won't be able to use natural gas-burning turbines to build out its future data centers like it did in Memphis, following an EPA rule update this week. The updated rule says companies ...
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 Daily Dot

“So disappointing”: Weekend Update segment called out after eagle-eyed “Saturday Night Live” fans notice “lazy” AI slop graphics

Hollywood is continuing to disappoint audiences by investing in AI, but people aren't holding back their criticisms anymore. Case in point was this past weekend's edition of SNL. This week, Saturday ...
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 ...