Synthetic Data Is Accelerating AI And Changing The Rules Of Trust

Traditionally, AI progress was constrained by one thing above all else: access to data. Not enough volume. Not enough ...

Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers

This is Colossus: a data center that Musk’s artificial-intelligence company, xAI, is using as a training ground for Grok, one ...
Grist

Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.

With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz. Around Christmas in Virginia, which boasts the highest concentration of data centers in the ...
Business Insider

The more Americans learn about data centers, the less they like them

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New Atlas

What's the deal with space-based data centers for AI?

Terrestrial data centers are so 2025. We're taking our large-scale compute infrastructure into orbit, baby! Or at least, that's what Big Tech is yelling from the rooftops at the moment. It's quite a ...
CNBC

Data breaches climbed to a record high in 2025. How to protect your personal information

The number of personal data compromises rose 5% last year — with 3,322 events in 2025 versus 3,152 in 2024 — a record, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center's new annual report. Even federal ...