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Apr 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 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 08 2024
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Despite Reforms, Louisiana Still Keeps Some Police Data Secret
Lawmakers tried and failed to track “wandering officers.” But state regulators also refuse to release data that would help journalists and the public do so. This story is being co-published by The Appeal and the Invisible Institute, a Chicago-based nonprofit public accountability journalism organization. In 2015, Louisiana lawmakers created a database to track police certifications, which
The AppealApr 11 2024
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European markets set to open higher as investors await UK GDP data
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 31 points higher at 7,949, Germany's DAX up more than 100 points at 18,051, France's CAC 47 points higher at 8,064 and Italy's FTSE MIB 150 points higher at 33,212, according to data from IG. European markets are set to open higher on Friday morning as investors await U.K. economic data and reflect on a somewhat murky U.S. inflation outlook. The
CNBCApr 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 07 2024
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Gold Retreats as Robust US Data Dampen Rate Cut Expectations
Gold fell after closing at a record high last week, as investors weigh a strong US jobs report that saw traders unwinding bets for steep Federal Reserve rate cuts this year. The precious metal fell as much as 1.2% in early Asian hours, pressured by a rise in Treasury yields after US payrolls rose in March by the most in nearly a year and the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%. Those numbers
BloombergApr 07 2024
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US lawmakers reach deal on data privacy legislation, aides say
Chairwoman Senator Maria Cantwell listens during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing entitled "Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections," focusing on the holiday meltdown, that forced Southwest to cancel thousands of flights, on Capitol Hill in... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Item 2 of 2 Chairwoman Senator Maria Cantwell listens
ReutersApr 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,
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