Disabling this Google Pixel core freed up to 10GB of storage space for me - here's how

If your Pixel phone is running out of storage space, there's one thing you can do to reclaim GBs: disable this underlying service.

These maps show where California sank the most over the past decade

Over the past decade, parts of California have plummeted by multiple feet. Satellite data shows where subsidence and uplift ...

Making a map to make a difference: Interactive GIS tool shows superfund flooding dangers

Geographic information system (GIS) maps help researchers, policymakers, and community members see how environmental risks ...

TikTok's First US-Exclusive Feature Is a Local Feed That Wants Your Location Data

TikTok's new local feed is a U.S.-only feature that shows you content relevant to your location, but there are two different ...

Map: See locations of New York earthquakes since 1903, including 11 last month

Minor earthquakes happen in and around New York more often than many people realize. This map shows where they've struck over the past decades - and how close some may have been to you.
The 74

138 NYC Schools That Are Defying Expectations When it Comes to Reading

Aldeman: New York City families have a wide variety of district and charter schools where literacy rates are soaring despite their poverty levels ...
Reuters

Microsoft rolls out initiative to limit data-center power costs, water use impact

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...
Reason

Data Centers Use Lots of Electricity. This Bill Would Let Them Go Off the Grid.

Tech companies are building data centers as quickly as possible to run AI. These facilities are controviersial because they use copious amounts of electricity and might tax an electrical grid that in ...
MIT Technology Review

Using unstructured data to fuel enterprise AI success

Organizations have a wealth of unstructured data that most AI models can’t yet read. Preparing and contextualizing this data is essential for moving from AI experiments to measurable results. In ...

How USA TODAY mapped the potential consequences of a strike on US missile silos

Matt Korda, the associate director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, assisted USA TODAY in identifying 50 silos near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, that ...
NPR

AI data centers use a lot of electricity. How it could affect your power bill

AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills. Tech companies invested hundreds of billions of ...
The Verge

AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025

A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption. A new study estimates the environmental impact of ...