Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
Military Times

Army using AI to update doctrine

Pennsylvania Army National Guard soldiers learning to integrate artificial intelligence into military workflows. (Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith/Army National Guard) When a soldier reads a field manual, ...
Inc

Microsoft Just Found a Way to Store Data for Millennia by Using a Common Kitchen Item

With so much data stored on ephemeral mediums like hard drives and magnetic tape, what will remain of our civilization in the millennia to come? Thanks to an innovation from Microsoft researchers, the ...
Morningstar

APi Group Provides Update on 2025 Performance and Initial 2026 Guidance

APi Group Corporation (NYSE: APG) (“APi” or the “Company”) today provided an update on year-end 2025 results and net revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2026. Financial Update: Russ Becker, APi’s ...
Ibj.com

UPDATE: Despite opposition from councilors and neighbors, Martindale-Brightwood data center gets initial OK

The Metropolitan Development Commission hearing examiner on Thursday gave Los Angeles-based Metrobloks the first approval it needs to build a data center in Martindale-Brightwood, despite fierce ...
KXAN

Texas regulators will ask data centers to begin reporting their water usage

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Utility regulators in Texas will start asking data centers and crypto-mining operations statewide within a narrow timeframe to share information about how much water they’re using and ...
The News-Gazette

Update: Participants sought for task force on data center regulations

The University of Illinois’ National Petascale Computing Facility, 1725 S. Oak St., Champaign, is an 88,000-square-foot facility housing computing, networking and data systems, including the ...
AZ Central

We estimated data centers' water and power use. Here's how

Data center operators and utilities often do not disclose facility-specific energy and water usage data. The Republic built a database to estimate data centers' energy capacity by analyzing air ...
WDBJ

Virginia lawmakers look to address data center water use

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation to limit water consumption by data centers. It comes as Google plans to draw an estimated 8 million gallons per day from Carvins ...
adexchanger

What Meta’s Andromeda Update Actually Changes – And What It Doesn’t

The recent Andromeda update, the fastest and most advanced iteration to date of Meta’s ad-retrieval system, has dramatically changed the rhythm of Meta Ads. Delivery cycles are faster, creative gets ...
The New York Times

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.