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I Use Python, but I’m Learning R and the Tidyverse for Data Analysis Too

I 'm a big fan of Python for data analysis, but even I get curious about what else is available. R has long been the go-to ...
The Washington Post

Towns are saying no to AI data centers. One got sued over it.

When a developer approached Saline Township, Michigan, with a proposal to turn 250 acres of farmland into a data center, the town board said no, citing opposition from residents. Then came the lawsuit ...
ZDNet

I've tested free vs. paid AI coding tools - here's which one I'd actually use

Free AI chatbots handle small projects surprisingly well. Pro coding agents deliver serious productivity boosts for pro coders. Spend based on what you need to get the job done. The use of AI in ...
Futurism

Lawyer Gets Caught Using AI in Court, Responds in the Worst Possible Way

What is it with lawyers and AI? We don’t know, but it feels like an inordinate number of them keep screwing up with AI tools, apparently never learning from their colleagues who get publicly crucified ...
NBC News

OpenAI accused of using legal tactics to silence nonprofits

OpenAI says it was founded with the goal of benefiting humanity. But several nonprofit organizations that say the artificial intelligence behemoth has strayed from its mission allege that it has ...
Wall Street Journal

BlackRock’s AI Consortium to Buy Aligned Data Centers in $20 Billion Deal

BlackRock’s BLK-0.03%decrease; red down pointing triangle new artificial-intelligence infrastructure consortium has struck its first deal, agreeing to acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset ...
Wall Street Journal

A Giant New AI Data Center Is Coming to the Epicenter of America’s Fracking Boom

An Nvidia NVDA2.81%increase; green up pointing triangle-backed AI startup is planning to build a massive data-center complex with CoreWeave CRWV 2.65%increase; green up pointing triangle that is ...
Fox News

Trump is using the government shutdown to do something no president has ever done

The United States government shutdown drags on, marking a pivotal moment in America’s fiscal and constitutional history. President Donald Trump, the negotiator-in-chief, isn’t blinking. He’s swinging ...
The Connecticut Mirror

How the biggest health systems in CT are using AI in patient care

Drs. Steven Zweibel and Barry Stein pose for a portrait in a simulation room at Hartford HealthCare's Center for Education, Simulation & Innovation on Sept. 18, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT ...
Interesting Engineering

Private messages to military data: Satellites are leaking secrets, study shocks

A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and the University of Maryland (UMD) has revealed that a vast portion of global satellite communications, including ...
NPR

In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump

When it comes to reading, the nation's third- through eighth-graders are still mired in a pandemic-era slump, according to new testing data. In math, the news is only a little more heartening: Student ...
Los Angeles Times

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He ...