Cloud file-sharing sites targeted for corporate data theft attacks

A threat actor known as Zestix has been offering to corporate data stolen from dozens of companies likely after breaching ...
E&E

States push to end secrecy over data center water use

The effort is drawing bipartisan support and is expected to come up again next year as officials grapple with the artificial intelligence boom’s side effects. States facing drought and dwindling ...
USA Today

Deadline extended to file a claim in AT&T data breach settlement. Are you eligible?

The deadline to file a claim for money from the $177 million AT&T class action settlement is coming up. AT&T agreed to the settlement to resolve a lawsuit that accused it of failing to protect ...
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 ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Can Use Your Personal Data to Hurt Your Neighbor

Dr. Kasy is the author of the book “The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits).” Imagine applying for a job. You know you’re a strong candidate with a standout résumé. But you don ...
Wall Street Journal

Data-Center Power Use to Become Major Antitrust Issue

The huge demand for energy to power data centers will be a key focus for antitrust regulators in the future, a former top official at the U.S. Justice Department’s trustbusting division said.
Fast Company

Want to disguise your AI writing? Start with Wikipedia’s new list

Most people know bad AI writing when they see it. But unless you’re a closeted copy editor, it’s surprisingly hard to put your finger on exactly why AI writing sucks. Now, Wikipedia’s editor team has ...
Time

AT&T Customers Could Be Entitled to Portion of $177 Million Settlement. Here’s How You Can File a Claim

An AT&T logo is seen on Aug. 17, 2025. An AT&T logo is seen on Aug. 17, 2025.Jonathan Raa—Getty Images. Reporter AT&T customers in the United States could be entitled to up to $7,500 after the ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Students Are Using ChatGPT to Write Their Personal Essays Now

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...
The Conversation

Can academics use AI to write journal papers? What the guidelines say

University of the Witwatersrand provides support as a hosting partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to “intelligent machines and algorithms that can reason and adapt ...
Wired

Authors Are Posting TikToks to Protest AI Use in Writing—and to Prove They Aren’t Doing It

Traditional and indie authors are flooding #WritersTok with videos of them editing their manuscripts to refute accusations of generative AI use—and bring readers into their very human process. “Don’t ...