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Concern over big data centers is growing. Is Vermont likely to get one?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (874+ words) Anxiety over the growth of large-scale data centers, used to power artificial intelligence technology, has spurred a flurry of pushback on all levels in Vermont. In Washington, D.C., Sen. Bernie Sanders has called for a national moratorium on the construction of…...
What worked and what didn't with a cellphone ban at a Kentucky school
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1046+ words) How do you get teenagers to put their phones away for hours at a time? That is the question many schools are trying to solve as bans on cellphones sweep the U.S. " more than 30 states so far now restrict their use…...
How ending the Digital Equity Act has disrupted programs to help people get online
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (459+ words) JOSEPH ARIELA: So this page is what we call the home page. This is where you can sort of navigate to anything you need to do on GroupMe. The main thing we can see is that over here, we have…...
Moltbook is the newest social media platform — but it's just for AI bots
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (606+ words) Can computer programs have faith? Can they conspire against the humans that created them? Or feel melancholy? On a social media platform built just for artificial intelligence bots, some of them are acting like it. Moltbook was launched a week…...
FTC accuses AI search engine of 'rampant consumer deception"
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (533+ words) A search engine powered by artificial intelligence known as Pearl promotes itself as a distinctive service. It offers up answers generated by a large language model then a human gets involved for follow-up questions and fact checking. There's just one…...
One problem for retaining young talent in NH is the dating scene
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (536+ words) A new survey of young people in New Hampshire shows that most Granite Staters between the ages of 18 and 25 are satisfied and optimistic about living in New Hampshire. But those rosy feelings drop for the next age group: 26 to 35-year-olds....
Maine parents say getting an old school landline for kids is revolutionary
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (922+ words) Standing in the kitchen of her South Portland home, eight-year old Piper Morse picks up a phone to call a friend. "Hi Carly. Whatcha doin?" Piper asks. The two have a lot to discuss: soccer game scores, an upcoming bake…...
The U.N. mission appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access in Afghanistan
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (233+ words) ISLAMABAD " The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left the nation almost entirely cut off from the…...
Westfield planning $4M data center with help from state tax breaks
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (405+ words) Massachusetts lawmakers may be on summer break, but their actions are still making the news, including a project that could be one of Western Massachusetts biggest ever. A $4 billion data center campus is planned for Westfield, made possible by new…...
Many offices and professionals see a rise in spam paper faxes
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (591+ words) Spam is not just email. Turns out that junk messages for an older technology seem to be on the rise. Vito Emanuel has this story. (SOUNDBITE OF FAX MACHINE BEEPING AND BUZZING) VITO EMANUEL, BYLINE: You probably haven't heard this…...