Data visualization all-stars unveil Ridge AI with $2.6M to fix the analytics problem for SaaS apps

Data visualization veterans Ellie Fields and Jeffrey Heer are launching Ridge AI from stealth with $2.6M from Madrona and ...
GitHub

Introduction to Data Visualization in R

Workshop materials and instructions for the 2026-03-06 Introduction to Data Visualization in R virtual workshop, led by JHU Data Services. This workshop introduces data visualization in R using base R ...
New Scientist

Start-up is building the first data centre to use human brain cells

Data centres use huge amounts of energy and chips are in high demand – could brain cells be the answer? Australia-based start-up Cortical Labs has announced it is building two “biological” data ...
Education Week

Real-Time Data Shows Exactly How Students Use AI on School Technology

Roughly one in five student interactions with generative artificial intelligence on school technology involved cheating, self-harm, bullying, and other problematic behaviors, according to data ...
WDBJ

Google Data Center’s expected water use made public

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Western Virginia Water Authority this week released records detailing Google’s projected water use at a planned data center in Botetourt County, following a ...
CNET

Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...
InfoWorld

How to choose the best LLM using R and vitals

Is your generative AI application giving the responses you expect? Are there less expensive large language models—or even free ones you can run locally—that might work well enough for some of your ...
CNBC

Meta expands Nvidia deal to use millions of AI chips in data center build-out, including standalone CPUs

Meta struck a massive chip deal with Nvidia that includes new standalone CPUs and next-generation GPUs and Vera Rubin rack-scale systems. The social media giant will also use Nvidia for networking ...
Harvard Business Review

Why AI Adoption Stalls, According to Industry Data

Companies in most industries are investing heavily in artificial intelligence: 88% of companies reporting regular AI use. Yet many leaders report familiar frustrations. AI adoption stalls. Performance ...
Houston Chronicle

How much water do AI data centers use? A new survey could help Texas regulators find out.

Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...
CNN

With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal ...
The Hill

Grid reliability projected to decline as data centers drive demand, watchdog says

The outlook for electric grid reliability in North America is worsening, as demand may outpace supply in the years ahead, according to a key watchdog. In its annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment, ...