Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems
It isn’t the only tech company trying to assess how water scarcity might impact its business. Water use is emerging as one of the most contentious data center issues. …
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It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
… Blacksky told TechCrunch it has seen a significant spike in migration requests over the past 12 hours, as users and rival ATmosphere operators promote alternatives. As of Friday afternoon, its status page shows the service fully operational. …
China Didn’t Make Americans Hate Data Centers
… One is a “cross-platform network of accounts” using AI-generated avatars that comment on a wide variety of social issues, and that “sporadically” mention US tech companies. …
A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents
… Tech offices have not been much of a target for raids. …
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: This Time, a US Court Has Ruled in the Government's Favor
… Military authority and operational control belong to the Commander-in-Chief and Department of War, not a tech company.” The cases are testing how much power the executive branch has over the conduct of tech companies. …
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
… Do you work in the freight or tech industry and want to talk about what's happening? …
The Korean Telecom Giant at the Center of Anthropic’s Mythos Controversy
… The confluence of events is what ultimately led the White House to determine that it could not trust Anthropic to safeguard its most advanced AI technology, according to a person close to the Trump administration. …
Uber’s Autonomous Vehicle Strategy: Slow Their Adoption
… In a written statement to WIRED, Uber spokesperson Noah Edwardsen says that the company supports the expansion of autonomous vehicle technology but that policy proposals from the AV industry have been “largely unworkable,” because they have failed to address workers’ issues or “have tried to cynica… …
The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle
… The situation was ultimately marked as “Resolved” on Wednesday, with Proud writing that “Canvas is fully operational, and we are not seeing any ongoing unauthorized activity.” At midday on Thursday, though, the Instructure status page registered an “issue” where “some users are having difficulties … …
Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays, and Challenges Abound
… Anduril executives have said the company had to keep adapting its technology. …