Databricks' Instructed Retriever beats traditional RAG data retrieval by 70% — enterprise metadata was the missing link

Instructed Retriever leverages contextual memory for system-level specifications while using retrieval to access the broader ...
9to5Mac

Deals: Apple Watch $200 off, black Alpine Loop, AirPods Max $119+ off, Apple Studio Display rare $230 off, more

Today’s 9to5toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll. We have $100 pice drops on Apple Watch Series 11 joining a $200 price drop on the 46mm Jet Black Apple Watch Series 10 and some new lows on official ...
BGR

HDMI Vs. USB-C - Which Display Port Should You Use?

Connecting a display to a computer or media device seems like a simple thing, but the considerations are a little more complicated than you might think. In the TV world, the gold standard in 2025 is ...
Ars Technica

Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vuln

Security defenders are girding themselves in response to the disclosure of a maximum-severity vulnerability disclosed Wednesday in React Server, an open-source package that’s widely used by websites ...
Bloomberg L.P.

What AI Bubble? BNEF Outlook for Data Center Power Use Rises 36%

Power demand from US data centers is set to surge to 106 gigawatts by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, a 36% increase from the research provider’s previous outlook in April. The upward revision in ...
BGR

USB-C Vs. HDMI - Which Display Cable Should You Use?

A modern computer, whether it's a desktop or a laptop, may offer you several port choices when it comes to connecting a display. Depending on your computer, you can have an HDMI port, a regular ...
WSB-TV

Data center set to use 6 water towers worth of water per day in Georgia

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Massive data centers proposed for metro Atlanta expect to use millions of gallons of water per day. Some of those data centers are planning to use more water than entire Georgia ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Former Cboe headquarters in the Loop sold for $40 million ahead of data center conversion

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TechCrunch

X is testing a pay-per-use pricing model for its API

Two years after revamping its developer programs and pricing, X is expanding the closed beta of a pay-per-use plan for its API to more developers. The social network is accepting applications from ...
Mashable

Elon Musk's X rolls out pay-per-use API to lure developers back, but there's one big problem

X has announced a new pay-per-use self-serve API model in hopes of luring developers back to the platform. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Good news! Elon Musk's X has heard the cries ...
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 ...
Hackaday

Building A Desk Display For Time And Weather Data

Just about every laptop, desktop, and smartphone in your life can tell you the date, time, and current weather predictions. However, sometimes it’s nice to have simple data displayed on a bespoke ...