Prediction markets are flashing warning signs that a U.S. government shutdown is far from a distant prospect. Data from markets suggest there is now roughly a 66% probability of a shutdown this year.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has undergone a rapid expansion in recent years. Yet, the industry is also facing scrutiny on many fronts, from inaccuracies in AI outputs through to the threat it poses ...

The companies frantically building and leasing data centers are well aware that they’re straining grids, driving emissions, and guzzling water. The electricity demand of AI data centers in particular ...

Late last month credit reporting giant TransUnion disclosed that hackers accessed a third-party application tied to its U.S. consumer support operations on July 28. Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now ...

Claude AI can now create and edit documents and other files. The feature could compromise your sensitive data. Monitor each interaction with the AI for suspicious behavior. Most popular generative AI ...

The agency’s chief data officer said the U.S. DOGE Service had uploaded personal information for more than 300 million people to the digital cloud. A Social Security Administration official ...

Data centers are a huge burden on natural resources. Some companies think the solution is to send them to space. reading time 6 minutes The world runs on data. As humanity’s information gets ...

A whistleblower alleges the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) stored sensitive Social Security data on a vulnerable cloud server. The complaint claims the server lacks sufficient security ...