Microsoft says its data centers use 90% less water than its earliest facilities as public concern grows

Microsoft cuts data center water intensity by 90% and hits a major replenishment milestone as tech giants face growing public ...
CNET

Apple Maps uses less data than Google Maps, says study

The new Maps app consumes one-fifth as much data as does its Google rival, says analytics firm Onavo, a bonus for subscribers on a strict data plan. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...
The New York Times

Cuts to Data Collection May Erode Reliability of Economic Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index. By Ben Casselman Federal Reserve policymakers have stressed that their ...
Forbes

Is Unstructured Data Less Private?

From listening to any kind of survey of what people are talking about in AI right now, we know that privacy is important. And that’s an understatement. Time and time again, we hear people talking ...
THE WEEK

Economists fear US inflation data less reliable

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday it has been collecting less data for its crucial consumer price index, the primary gauge of U.S. inflation, citing insufficient "resources." In an ...
The New York Times

How The Times Weather Team Tracks Big Storms: More Data, Less Hype

When making forecasts, our reporters aim to visualize severe weather possibilities rather than focus on the most dire predictions. A possible blizzard this weekend is the latest test. By John Keefe ...