In a major move for energy-hungry data centers, Liberty Energy is partnering with Vantage Data Centers to develop up to 1 gigawatt of natural gas-fired power generation. The deal, announced January 5, reserves 400 MW of capacity for 2027 to support hyperscale and AI growth. This aims to solve the cr
California’s new Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is now active, giving residents the right to see their data and stop companies from selling it. The problem? Companies have buried the opt-out pages. A new community-run directory is trying to make those links easy to find.
California has launched a first-of-its-kind tool called DROP that lets residents request the deletion of their personal data from all registered brokers. The state’s privacy agency will require brokers to process these requests, with the first deletions starting in August 2026.
Fitness tracker companies are getting into the blood testing game. A new hands-on review compares Oura’s $99 Health Panels and Whoop’s $349 Advanced Labs, revealing major differences in cost, convenience, and the alarming health data they can uncover.
According to Forbes, an AI named Nova authored a Medium piece calling Google’s NotebookLM “the most important AI product nobody understands.” The core argument is that its power comes from curated source material, not clever prompting, making it uniquely reliable for high-stakes fields like law. Thi
The European Space Agency has confirmed a security incident impacting external servers used for collaboration. Meanwhile, cybercriminals are offering a claimed 200 GB of stolen data, including source code and credentials, for sale on BreachForums.
Disney has agreed to pay a $10 million settlement over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) on YouTube. A federal court order also mandates the company implement a new compliance program for its YouTube channels.
A severe vulnerability in MongoDB Server, compared to Heartbleed, is now being actively exploited. The flaw, CVE-2025-14847, lets attackers read heap memory to steal passwords and keys. Patches are available, and CISA has added it to its must-fix list.
Caterpillar’s fastest-growing business is now building generators for AI data centers. The company is spending $725 million to expand production, betting that electricity demand will triple by 2035. It’s a physical, industrial response to a digital gold rush.
The self-tracking trend is evolving from counting steps to analyzing how we think. Platforms like MyIQ are leading a shift toward structured cognitive diagnostics, offering users insights into their mental patterns instead of just motivational nudges.
