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Mar 21 2024
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Google named as company behind proposed $576M Cedar Rapids data center
CEDAR RAPIDS — Internet giant Google was named in documents Wednesday as the company behind the potential new $576 million data center in Cedar Rapids’ Big Cedar Industrial Center, marking a milestone for the city and state of Iowa in supporting large-scale tech investments. If the project advances, the company will build one or more data centers along 76th Avenue SW and Edgewood Road SW in
Cedar Rapids GazetteMar 17 2024
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UH researchers collecting data on outrigger canoe paddlers’ energy output
Outrigger canoe paddlers take part in a University of Hawaiʻi study of how many calories, or energy, is expended during canoe paddling. PC: University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa public health researchers are collecting data from outrigger canoe paddlers to determine canoe paddling’s metabolic equivalents. These show how many calories or energy expenditure a person burns
Maui Now NewsMar 20 2024
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Truck Speed Data Contradicts Driver's Account in Fatal Crash - Nevada Globe
A Las Vegas teenager faces a reckless driving resulting in death charge after a crash that claimed the life of another 17-year-old. According to the arrest report, data retrieved from the driver’s truck contradicts his statement about the speed he was traveling. Jesus Barraza, 18, allegedly told police he was driving approximately 40 mph at the time of the crash on March 18th. However, crash
The Nevada GlobeMar 01 2024
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over contract breach
Elon Musk is suing Microsoft-backed OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, among others, alleging they abandoned the company’s founding mission to develop artificial intelligence “for the benefit of humanity broadly.”
In a lawsuit filed Thursday with a San Francisco court, Musk’s lawyers said the tech billionaire was approached in 2015 by Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and agreed
CNBCMar 20 2024
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UW-Madison computer and data science building still short $15 million
The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is currently facing a $15 million budget shortage for construction of its new building, set to open in 2025. With the price of the privately funded building coming to $260 million and current funding standing at $245 million, the additional $15 million would bring the project to completion.
Daily CardinalMar 10 2023
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D.C. Data Breach That Included Members of Congress Affected More Than 56,000
WASHINGTON — The data of more than 56,000 people, including Social Security numbers and other personal information, was stolen in a hack of the online health insurance marketplace for members of Congress and Washington, D.C., residents, officials said in a statement on Friday night. The D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority revealed the size and scope of the data breach on Friday as officials
New York Times (News)Mar 08 2023
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Congressional health program suffers ‘significant data breach’ affecting ‘hundreds’ of lawmakers, staff
DC Health Link, a program that administers health care plans for members of Congress, suffered a “significant data breach” that has affected “hundreds” of members and staff on Capitol Hill. In the breach, which occurred on Tuesday, account data and personal identifiable information (PII) pertaining to hundreds of House lawmakers and staff were stolen, according to a Wednesday letter from House
The HillMar 24 2024
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Pickaway County unofficial election results inaccurate, include pre-election test vote data
The Pickaway County Board of Elections has announced that the unofficial results it released for the March 19 primary election are inaccurate, but the board states that the discrepancy "does not change the unofficial outcome of any contests." According to a letter the board sent to candidates and posted to the board's website, the unofficial results released on election night include higher
The Columbus DispatchMar 15 2024
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Maryland moves to protect kids’ data despite likely legal challenge
Maryland’s legislature unanimously endorsed a bill Thursday aimed at bolstering children’s online security, putting the state on track to become the second in the nation that strictly limits what data technology companies may gather on minors. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. Dubbed the Maryland Kids Code, the
Washington PostMar 14 2024
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Population rebound from pandemic continues in D.C. region, data show
The D.C. area’s rebound from the pandemic continued last year as the District and its surrounding counties continued to see steady growth — and their most significant population gains since 2018 — even as other major American cities contracted, according to estimates released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your
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