Smart Rings To Smart Glasses? Fingers Are Great For Oura, But The Face Is Likely Coming Too

Smart ring maker Oura will likely add data collection points in the future, CEO Tom Hale told me at Web Summit Qatar. A key location: the face.
Los Angeles Times

Data centers will need $3 trillion through 2030, Moody’s says

At least $3 trillion is set to flow into data-center-related investments over the next five years, capital that will rely on the might of multiple areas of the credit markets to provide, according to ...
CNBC

Trust these numbers? Economists see a lot of flaws in delayed CPI report showing downward inflation

Economists are viewing the delayed November consumer price index report with a dose of skepticism. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the annual headline inflation rate and core CPI rate for ...
CNBC

November consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, lower than expected, delayed data shows

The consumer price index rose at a 2.7% annualized rate last month, a delayed report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected the CPI to have risen 3.1%. The ...
Los Angeles Times

Data centers for AI could nearly triple San José’s energy use. Who foots the bill?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The county seat of Santa Clara is touting its partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric, claiming the city is “the ...
TechCrunch

Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million

At least 5.6 million people had their names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers stolen in a data breach at 700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification ...
Reuters

Five debt hotspots in the AI data centre boom

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - As AI fever has propelled global stocks to record highs, the data centres needed to power the technology are increasingly being financed with debt, adding to concerns about ...
Bloomberg L.P.

CME Data Center Woes Started 12 Hours Before Markets Opened

The owner of the data center that serves CME Group Inc. started experiencing technical problems about 12 hours before an outage in its cooling system took down global markets, according to a ...
techtimes

How Smart TVs Invade Your Privacy: Expert Tips to Stop Data Collection and Master Privacy Settings

Smart TVs collecting user data through viewing habits and device interactions, highlighting the importance of managing privacy settings to protect personal information. Pixabay, newhouse Smart TVs ...
International Monetary Fund

Alternative Data and Monetary Policy

Central bankers are tapping nontraditional data sources for a more complete picture of the economy In the spring of 2020, the Federal Reserve faced a challenge: The COVID-19 pandemic was upending ...
TechSpot

Amazon data center linked to rare cancers and miscarriages in Oregon, report warns

Connecting the dots: The environmental damage caused by data centers could be having a greater impact on people's health than we realized. According to a new report, several of Amazon's facilities in ...