How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them

At the core of every AI coding agent is a technology called a large language model (LLM), which is a type of neural network ...
PC Magazine

These 20 Apps Are Spying on You—And I Bet You Use Them Every Day

Many popular apps collect more of your personal data than necessary to function properly. These 20 apps quietly scoop up your photos, location, contacts, and more. Here's how to protect yourself. I ...
ConsumerAffairs

What is a ‘data center’ and how much electricity does it use?

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...
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British Army forced to suspend use of new Ajax armoured vehicle

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been forced to suspend the use of the British Army’s Ajax armoured vehicle after personnel reported symptoms of excessive noise and vibration during exercises over ...
Newsweek

NATO Country Stops Using Fighting Vehicle After Vibrations Make Troops Sick

The British Army has stopped using its Ajax armored fighting vehicle after soldiers became unwell from vibrations and noise. Around 30 soldiers were affected during war games involving the NATO ...
AOL

Army halts use of Ajax vehicles after soldiers fall ill

The Army has paused the use of its Ajax armoured vehicles after soldiers became unwell from noise and vibration during a military exercise. About 30 soldiers became ill when training to use the ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
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Why Don’t We Use Top-Loading Shotguns?

After posting footage of the real-life Halo M90 top-loading shotgun, viewers asked a simple question: why don’t we use top-loading shotguns in real life? This video digs into that question — examining ...
IEEE

FastLoad: Speeding Up Data Loading of Both Sparse Matrix and Vector for SpMV on GPUs

Abstract: Sparse Matrix-Vector Multiplication (SpMV) on GPUs has gained significant attention because of SpMV's importance in modern applications and the increasing computing power of GPUs in the last ...
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 ...