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Apr 16 2024
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Secret Rift Over Data Center Fueled Push to Expand Reach of Surveillance Program
Under Section 702, the government may collect, without a warrant and from U.S. companies like Google and AT&T, the communications of foreigners abroad who have been targeted for intelligence or counterterrorism purposes — even when they are communicating with Americans. Enacted in 2008, it legalized a form of the warrantless surveillance program President George W. Bush began after the
New York Times (News)Apr 01 2024
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Google Pledges to Destroy Browsing Data to Settle ‘Incognito’ Lawsuit
Google plans to destroy a trove of data that reflects millions of users’ web-browsing histories, part of a settlement of a lawsuit that alleged the company tracked millions of users without their knowledge.
The class action, filed in 2020, accused Google of misleading users about how Chrome tracked the activity of anyone who used the private “Incognito” browsing option. The lawsuit
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 01 2024
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A massive AT&T data breach affected 73 million customers
A data set containing the personal information, including social security numbers, of 73 million current and former AT&T customers was released on the dark web, the telecommunications giant said on Saturday.
The data set hit the dark web about two weeks ago. It’s not clear whether its release came from AT&T itself, which is the world’s fourth-largest telecommunication company,
QuartzApr 19 2024
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Fired Minneapolis teacher says district doctors data, 'investigates' anyone who speaks out
In an impassioned Tuesday night speech, a public school teacher fired from her Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) job said that schools within the district are doctoring data. Becka Thompson addressed the MPS school board at a regularly scheduled board meeting on April 16. Stating that she was not there to defend her job, Thompson discussed problems at MPS, saying, “I’m here to ask you to
Alpha NewsApr 15 2024
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Data: Los Angeles has more mosquitoes than any other U.S. city
Have mosquitoes been bugging you more than usual lately? As it turns out, you might not be alone, as a new study by pest control service Terminix has found that Los Angeles is home to more mosquitoes than any city in America. The pesky bugs are starting to emerge sooner and for longer periods than in previous years as overall temperatures rise nationwide, researchers said. “Although these
KTLAApr 15 2024
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Norway Wants to Restrict Crypto Mining by Regulating Data Centers, Lawmakers Say: Report
Norway's government is introducing a law for data centers partly in an effort to block energy-intensive crypto mining in the country, according to a report by local news outlet VG that cited two lawmakers. Digitalization Minister Karianne Tung and Minister for Energy Terje Aasland say the law will regulate the data-center industry for the first time, requiring operators of the centers to be
CoinDeskApr 18 2024
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Snow pillows and laser planes offer better data for Colorado water providers facing uncertainty
As Colorado’s snowpack starts to melt, Nathan Elder of Denver Water is looking for one thing: numbers. “The better data we have, the better decisions we can make. That’s pretty much the bottom line,” said Elder, a water resource engineer for the Front Range water provider, which serves 1.5 million customers. In Colorado, water watchers spend the year looking at numbers that tell how dense snow
The Colorado SunApr 05 2024
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London stocks fall 1% as geopolitical tensions and economic data loom
Signage for the London Stock Exchange Group is seen outside of offices in Canary Wharf in London, Britain, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab April 5 (Reuters) - British equities slid 1% on Friday amid heightened Middle East tensions, while investors braced for the release of key U.S. and UK economic data. By 0707 GMT, the globally-
ReutersApr 17 2024
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Kohberger's attorneys say cell phone data shows he wasn't near murder location
Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022, plan to use cell phone tower data to show he was not at the location where the murders occurred, according to a new court filing. Kohberger is accused of killing Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in mid-November 2022 at a home in Moscow, Idaho, where the
Yahoo NewsApr 03 2024
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Data: Only 57 producers account for 80% of post-Paris emissions
Just 57 fossil fuel and cement producers are linked to 80% of global fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, a new report finds. Why it matters: Many producers, be they state-owned entities or investor-owned oil companies, have been expanding production, and emitting more CO2, since Paris was signed. Zoom in: The report, from the London-based think
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