This latest investigation, on behalf of the EU, will look into whether X violated the bloc's data protection rules. Violations can lead to hefty fines. Ireland's data protection watchdog launched an ...

Archival storage poses lots of challenges. We want media that is extremely dense and stable for centuries or more, and, ideally, doesn’t consume any energy when not being accessed. Lots of ideas have ...

Ireland’s data-protection watchdog, the DPC, said it is investigating X over concerns that the social-media platform could be breaching European Union privacy rules. “The DPC has been engaging with ...

A look at the hidden tradeoffs behind loyalty-driven growth — and how to avoid inheriting risks you didn’t design for. What started as a customer perk has quietly become one of the most powerful ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency released a draft for a new permit that would allow data centers across the state to release untreated wastewater and stormwater ...

The immense hype surrounding AI has caused enormous data centers to crop up across the country, triggering significant opposition. It’s not just the loss of land: enormous power needs are pushing the ...

Shares of Caterpillar, the maker of mining and construction machinery, are up more than 30% since year-end, making it the biggest contributor to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. WSJ’s Jonathan Weil ...

APEX, N.C. (WTVD) -- The ABC11 I-Team is investigating growing questions about the potential effects of data centers in the Triangle and North Carolina. Data centers power much of daily life in the ...

Researchers at Microsoft have created a data-storage system that can remain readable for at least 10,000 years — and probably much longer. In the digital age, the need for data storage is ballooning.

MINNEAPOLIS — Debate over data centers continues to grow in the suburbs, but they're gaining ground in Minneapolis. The Sleep Number headquarters building there just sold for $235 million and a small ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...