Three regional operators have queues of proposed data centers requesting more power than they can supply this decade. Two have begun approving projects only if they bring their own generation.
22 hours agoTwo data cables were cut within nine hours of each other. Investigators have a vessel track, a drag mark on the seabed and no jurisdiction that clearly reaches the ship.
2 days agoThe fab has produced its first qualification wafers. Reaching the yields that make the economics work typically takes another eighteen months, and the plant needs 900 more technicians.
2 days agoWe wore each pair for a full week on a train, a bus and a walk through traffic. Noise cancellation separated them far less than fit and call quality did.
2 days agoRemote consultation has become a core service rather than a stopgap. In the counties where it matters most, a quarter of households cannot sustain a video call.
Aug 21Two dozen state transportation departments now fly camera drones under bridge decks instead of sending crews on ropes. Inspections are faster and safer — and there are more bridges due for one than ever.
Aug 20Manufacturers now publish manuals and sell components, as required. Independent shops say a screen assembly often costs within a few dollars of the manufacturer’s own repair price.
Aug 20The high-risk obligations that were due to apply next spring move to 2028. Transparency requirements, including labeling synthetic media, take effect on schedule.
Aug 19The statute requires firms to publish the categories of data used in any automated decision affecting credit, housing or employment, and to keep a record a regulator can audit.
Aug 19A study of 214 schools that locked phones away found no measurable change in standardized results. Disciplinary referrals fell by a fifth and reported loneliness fell in every grade.
Aug 19A three-year study of eleven distribution centers found automation moved workers between tasks far more than it removed them — and made the remaining jobs harder to fill.
Aug 18We have optimized every interface for engagement and then been surprised that engagement is what we get. The interesting question is not why we cannot focus, but what we are focusing on instead.
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