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Microsoft handed over keys to BitLocker-encrypted data stored on its servers during an FBI probe last year, granting access to data on three separate laptops. BitLocker, a built-in data protection ...

POWER CRUNCH: The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is raising alarms over how much power and water they consume — and what that could mean for Americans’ utility bills — as ...

The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve a rezoning measure that will make it much easier for data centers in the region Thursday night. The rezoning now turns the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a bid to tamp down growing unrest in communities over tech giants’ expansion of power-hungry data centers, President Donald ...

After Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton proposed a new bill to cut federal regulations and let data centers and other huge industrial developments more easily build their own power sources, his leading ...

Data center construction is increasingly becoming a political issue, with locals organizing against major tech companies like Meta, Amazon and Google, which are spending billions in a push to create ...

Coupang pledges $1.17 billion in vouchers after a major user data breach. Former customers are also eligible, expanding the scope of compensation Voucher eligibility checks begin Jan. 15 as scrutiny ...

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern went inside a data center to trace the journey of an AI prompt and then grilled up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: ...

Every year, TechCrunch looks back at the cybersecurity horror shows of the past 12 months — from the biggest data breaches to hacks resulting in weeks of disruption — to see what we can learn. This ...

A team of Australian and international scientists has, for the first time, created a full picture of how errors unfold over time inside a quantum computer—a breakthrough that could help make future ...