Bitcoin’s most recent halving took place in 2024, cutting the reward miners receive for each new block (David Pereiras/The Noun Project) While today’s data center conversation revolves around AI, ...

If you’re going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season, there’s a chance the price you pay will be influenced by what’s known as “surveillance pricing.” Some retailers are using ...

The first release candidate (RC0) of SQL Server 2025 is now available. As we move toward general availability, our focus shifts to delivering enhanced stability, performance, and product improvements ...

IREN Limited uniquely combines high-margin Bitcoin mining with a strategic shift into green AI data centers, driving impressive 128% YoY growth. Ultra-low energy costs (3.3¢/kWh) provide a major ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been data mining personal information from other agencies to identify and locate deportable aliens. This has resulted in 14 lawsuits that allege violations ...

This article is based on a presentation at Womble Bond Dickinson’s AI Intensive: Playbook for Innovation and Risk Mitigation virtual summit on May 20, 2025 (including some updates in respect of the UK ...

Hyperscale Data, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Sentinum, Inc. has successfully reenergized 10 megawatts of power at its Montana facility and is resuming Bitcoin mining operations. Starting with ...

Last year, 650 million people across 30 countries visited an Ikea store, and the company’s website attracted more than 4 billion visitors. Those are staggering numbers that would make any retailer ...

Riot Platforms (RIOT) has hired industry veteran Jonathan Gibbs as its Chief Data Center Officer, marking a strategic move by the bitcoin miner to branch out beyond crypto into the broader data ...

In the heart of West Texas, where oil rigs and cotton fields have long defined the economy, a new kind of industry is taking root: AI and data mining. Data centers are becoming increasingly common in ...

When Galaxy Digital (GLXY) CEO Mike Novogratz bought Argos' Helios data center in late 2022, at the depths of the post-FTX crypto winter, the company thought they were bailing out a desperate bitcoin ...