ChatGPT may make it easier to find all those files you uploaded during your chats

OpenAI is working on several changes to the ChatGPT app, some of which include a custom share sheet, new file picker, and ...
WHYY

‘A modest start’: New Castle County passes zoning rules for regulating massive data centers

Opponents of massive data centers protested before a vote by the New Castle County Council on new zoning regulations. (Sarah Mueller/WHYY) What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What ...
CNET

Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Calculating the cost of a 'data center gold rush' in New Mexico

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. In the past year, plans for two gargantuan data centers have been announced in New Mexico, and electric ...
Houston Chronicle

How much water do AI data centers use? A new survey could help Texas regulators find out.

Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...
WHYY

Proposed Delaware City data center hits major setback from environmental regulators

Environmental regulators in Delaware say the proposed data center, known as Project Washington, would be one of the state’s top polluters. FILE - Cars drive past data centers that house computer ...
WKAR

Mason passes new rules for data centers over public outcry

Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today! Mason City Council members voted to approve a new zoning framework for data centers during a contentious meeting ...
TechCrunch

Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data

A new security feature rolled out to select models of the latest iPhones and iPads this week will make it more difficult for law enforcement, spies, and malicious hackers to obtain a person’s precise ...
Wired

Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom

Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research ...
Observer

A.I.’s Data Center Rush Will Create Six-Figure Trade Jobs, Jensen Huang Predicts

Jensen Huang speaks during the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images New labor opportunities will be especially concentrated in the trades, ...
Wall Street Journal

Commercial Builders Are Losing Their Appetite to Build Anything but Data Centers

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
KTHV

Here's what we know about the new $6 billion data center coming to Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A $6 billion data center is set to come to Pulaski County, promising millions in investment and new jobs. City leaders and economic groups have been calling this a win, while some ...