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Asos hit by extortion hack that may have compromised some customer data

The attackers sent a push notification to Asos shoppers announcing their activity.

Google and Microsoft hit by fresh criticism of their AI data center plans

Big Tech firms are destroying the environment in a quest for further AI gains, critics claim.

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‘The keyword is speed to power’: Dell, Apollo, and Jera launch a $140 billion plan to build up to 4GW of AI data centers across Japan and Asia

Dell, Apollo and Jera plan up to 4GW of AI data centres and gas power infrastructure across Japan within five years.

US counties are desperately trying to stop data centers from taking over: A look at how Charlotte, Pima County, and Guildford County are dealing with the onslaught - with an interesting catch

Guilford, Pima, and Charlotte are all hitting pause on data centers, but the fine print indicates not one of these moratoriums…

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Surprise surprise, AI data centers are still incredibly unpopular across the US — and nearly two-thirds of Americans say they oppose new facilities

61% of US voters oppose data center construction, with the sentiment expressed equally across Republican and Democrat supporters.

5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day

There isn’t a shortage of accelerators for startups, but one of the few that investors watch closely is PearX, a 12-week program…

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These social media posts promise big online discounts on Lego, Calvin Klein and more — but really they're just phishing scams

There's an elaborate scheme making rounds on Facebook and TikTok to get people to websites laden with infostealers.

Google benches open source bug bounty program following ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions

Google says it will reassess in Q1 2027.