Microsoft is planning a major new cloud region in Denmark, set to launch in 2026. The “Denmark East” region involves a multi-billion dollar investment and will be powered entirely by carbon-free energy.
A proposed data center in Pine Island, Minnesota, has cleared a key hurdle. The project now faces a final council vote on December 16th amid organized resident opposition.
According to a new report, the global market for intelligent document processing is projected to skyrocket at a 32.25% annual clip through 2032. The push for automation and AI-driven data extraction is fueling massive adoption across finance, healthcare, and more.
A major coalition of environmental organizations is demanding Congress halt all new data center projects in the US. They blame the AI and crypto booms for unsustainable resource consumption and rising utility costs. The call faces steep political odds despite local protest successes.
A new academic paper argues that the midnight release of popular streaming shows like *Stranger Things* leads to sleep-deprived traders and lower market returns. The researchers claim the S&P 500 drops about 0.25% on average the day after a major show drops, adding up to a 2.3% annual drag. The effe
Uber is launching a new advertising insights platform called Uber Intelligence. It will let marketers combine their customer data with Uber’s anonymized trip and takeout information. The move comes as Uber’s ad business is already on track to hit $1.5 billion in revenue this year.
Uber is launching a new platform called Uber Intelligence to sell insights gleaned from customer trip and delivery data to advertisers. The company says the data is anonymized and will be used to identify consumer trends. This move is part of Uber’s push to grow its advertising business, which is al
The AI boom is sending data center electricity demand into overdrive, with global consumption projected to double by 2030. The real problem isn’t just the amount of power, but the wild, unpredictable spikes that strain old power grids. The emerging solution pairs massive batteries with intelligent o
A new model from MIT and Oak Ridge National Lab simulates an “agentic” human-AI workforce. The findings show a significant portion of current jobs are already vulnerable to automation by existing AI tools.
Dartmouth College confirmed a massive data breach affecting over 40,000 people. Attackers used a secret flaw in Oracle’s software for three days before anyone knew it existed. It’s a brutal lesson in supply chain risk.
