A Linux vulnerability that allows untrusted virtual machines to gain root access to host machines is one of two high-severity ...

Much of the bitcoin mining industry has expanded into AI infrastructure over the past couple of years, and now one miner’s AI ...

On June 22, 2026, Intel's USB4STREAM protocol — a new mechanism for sending raw data directly between two machines over a USB4 or Thunderbolt cable — was merged into the official Linux 7.2 kernel tree ...

WASHINGTON — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and ...

EU eyes minimum efficiency rules for data centres Capacity set to double by 2030, lifting power demand Sustainability label planned amid energy concerns BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - The European Union ...

Australia’s data centre rush now rivals the mining boom. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week said Australia could become a “data centre capital of the world”. This would come at an ...

A new holographic storage technique uses light in three dimensions to dramatically increase how much data can be stored. It encodes information throughout a material using amplitude, phase, and ...

Alcoa is in talks to sell its idle Massena East aluminum smelter in upstate New York to bitcoin mining firm NYDIG. Alcoa is in talks to sell its idle Massena East aluminum smelter in upstate New York ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now allows companies to apply for exploration and commercial mining through a consolidated process. This seems to be downplaying the importance ...