The Conversation

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

Carrie McDonough receives funding from the U.S. EPA. She previously led the Pittsburgh chapter of Stand Up for Science and volunteers with Indivisible Pittsburgh, Casa San Jose and Pittsburgh ...
E&E

States push to end secrecy over data center water use

The effort is drawing bipartisan support and is expected to come up again next year as officials grapple with the artificial intelligence boom’s side effects. States facing drought and dwindling ...
Bleeping Computer

Marquis data breach impacts over 74 US banks, credit unions

Financial software provider Marquis Software Solutions is warning that it suffered a data breach that impacted dozens of banks and credit unions across the US. Marquis Software Solutions provides data ...
Bloomberg L.P.

What AI Bubble? BNEF Outlook for Data Center Power Use Rises 36%

Power demand from US data centers is set to surge to 106 gigawatts by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, a 36% increase from the research provider’s previous outlook in April. The upward revision in ...
Scientific American

U.S. Launches Apollo-Style Mission to Harness AI and Big Data for Scientific Discovery

On Monday President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at accelerating science using artificial intelligence, an effort dubbed the “Genesis Mission.” National security, scientific discovery ...
Newsweek

AT&T Data Breach Settlement: Who Is Eligible and How to Claim $7,500

AT&T users impacted by data breaches could be entitled to up to $7,500 after a major class action settlement. The $177 million settlement stems from two lawsuits which alleged that AT&T failed to ...
EurekAlert!

NIH-funded exploratory study to seek possible targets for treating alcohol use disorder

With support from the NIAAA, TTUHSC’s Dawei Li, Ph.D., will seek to identify new neurobiological factors for potential AUD treatments, including a possible link between endogenous retroviruses and ...
Pew Research Center

What we know about energy use at U.S. data centers amid the AI boom

Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years, with tech companies investing billions of dollars in data centers to help train and run AI models. The expansion of data centers has ...
Wall Street Journal

Data-Center Power Use to Become Major Antitrust Issue

The huge demand for energy to power data centers will be a key focus for antitrust regulators in the future, a former top official at the U.S. Justice Department’s trustbusting division said.
Los Angeles Times

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He ...
Wired

Anthropic Will Use Claude Chats for Training Data. Here’s How to Opt Out

Anthropic is starting to train its models on new Claude chats. If you’re using the bot and don’t want your chats used as training data, here’s how to opt out. Anthropic is prepared to repurpose ...