The AI child exploitation crisis is here

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it received over a million reports tied to AI-generated child ...
Reuters

Microsoft exploring using advanced power lines to make data centers more energy-efficient

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could potentially accelerate its massive U.S. build-out of the server ...
NBC Connecticut

Deadline to apply for AT&T data breach settlement is here. How to file a claim

AT&T customers are eligible to receive compensation from the telecommunications giant as part of a $177 million settlement over two data breaches last year. AT&T notified millions of customers that ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...
Windows Central

Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 tweak that preloads File Explorer in the background to make it faster

Microsoft has announced that it's testing out a new change on Windows 11 that will automatically preload File Explorer in the background in an attempt to speed up the app when users launch it.
MarketWatch

The Fed has a big decision to make without key data. Here’s what it could do.

As they prepare to meet in 10 days on interest rates, Federal Reserve officials are very divided over a key question: How worried they ought to be about the U.S. labor market. “Some folks are less ...
InfoWorld

The quiet glory of REST and JSON

I don’t expect that many developers today fully appreciate the quiet glory that is REST and JSON. But then, most developers today have not been around the software business as long as I have. It’s ...
Newsweek

New Jersey Pushes Bill to Make Data Centers Pay for Electricity They Use

New Jersey assemblywoman Andrea Katz is preparing legislation to make data centers in the state pay for the electricity they use. Katz, a Democrat, announced in September that she was introducing a ...
PC Magazine

Owed Money from a Data Breach? Make Sure That Settlement Isn't a Scam

Your inbox could contain real money—or a trap. I made two fake settlement claim sites in five minutes, and I'm here to tell you how to tell a legit settlement notice site from a data-stealing fake. I ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Nvidia, OpenAI Make $100 Billion Deal to Build Data Centers

Nvidia Corp. will invest as much as $100 billion in OpenAI to support new data centers and other artificial intelligence infrastructure, a blockbuster deal that underscores booming demand for AI tools ...
Dark Reading

JSON Config File Leaks Azure ActiveDirectory Credentials

A publicly accessible configuration file for ASP.NET Core applications has been leaking credentials for Azure ActiveDirectory (AD), potentially allowing cyberattackers to authenticate directly via ...