Data readiness is the new quant bottleneck

At Bloomberg’s Technology and Innovation Forum in Singapore, the most useful conversation about quant research did not start ...
The Washington Post

This city is getting homes built twice as fast — and others want to copy it

CLAREMORE, Okla. — Aaron Sprik has been building houses for 25 years. Recently, he experienced something new. He applied for a city permit to build four duplexes, side by side. And within 24 hours, he ...
Wall Street Journal

The Teachers Getting $50,000 Bonuses Thanks to a Massive Meta Data Center

A school district in Louisiana says some of its teachers will receive bonuses of more than $50,000 this year thanks to increased tax revenue linked to a Meta Platforms META0.12%increase; up pointing ...
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The World's Data Centers Are Getting Harder to Decarbonize

AI-driven data center growth is fueling a major increase in electricity demand, with many new facilities expected to rely on gas-fired power generation. Tech companies continue to expand renewable ...
Wall Street Journal

Google’s Unique Approach to Getting Data Centers Built

This is an edition of the WSJ Technology newsletter, a weekly digest of tech columns, big stories and personal tech advice. If you’re not subscribed, sign up here. Google is spending big on data ...
WSMV

What to know about the potential data center next to the Nashville Zoo as facility launches petition against its construction: ‘Feet away from one of the most fragile and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Zoo, which has already expressed its “vehement” opposition to the proposed construction of a data center just feet from its park, has launched a petition ...
federalnewsnetwork.com

Fraud detection is getting more data‑driven at the Justice Department

Summary: The DOJ’s new FOCUS initiative puts a spotlight on the quality behind data‑driven fraud claims, encouraging closer engagement with analysts who can show their methods hold up. That shift ...
Newsweek

Here’s Who Has Been Getting US Green Cards: Latest Update

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Who gets a green card, and how they get it, is being closely examined ...
The New York Times

You Can’t Stop This Data Center, a Mom Was Told. She Won’t Quit.

Kassi Solberg has concerns about a proposed complex, the size of 3,800 football fields, near her home. Trust us, the developer says. “I hope I will be able to make a difference,” said Kassi Solberg, ...
The Baltimore Sun

Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege

Higher electric rates? Massive data centers looming over neighborhoods? Ugly political fights over what to do about them? The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly ...
Reuters

AI-related data breaches surging, Verizon report says

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Hackers are increasingly using AI to detect software vulnerabilities, which has ‌shortened the time that targets have to respond to threats, Verizon said in an annual ...
The Atlantic

The AI Backlash Could Get Very Ugly

Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders don’t agree on much. But both think that AI is a disaster for the working class. The Vermont senator recently wrote that “AI oligarchs do not want to just replace ...