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Report shows data centers could significantly add to electricity cost in Illinois
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (304+ words) A new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that data centers in Illinois could add up to $37 billion to the cost of electricity over the next 25 years. The report shows that without policy change, data centers will increase…...
Researchers say no evidence of TikTok censorship, but they remain wary
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (687+ words) As a consortium of investors led by Oracle's Larry Ellison took control of TikTok's U.S. business, users accused the app of throttling videos about Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and posts related to the fatal…...
Public hearing planned on proposed Sangamon County data center project
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (192+ words) A public hearing is planned early next month on proposed data center development in Sangamon County. The county board will receive presentations and comments at the hearing on Wednesday, December 3, at 5:30 p.m. at the Bank of Springfield Center, located at 1 Convention…...
Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (581+ words) If you have a mobile phone, you have no doubt seen some dodgy texts. More often than not, these texts are scams. The websites you are directed to are fakes, often decked out with a misappropriated Google logo to trick…...
Plans for Sangamon County data center raise hopes, concerns
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (557+ words) The company CyrusOne is planning to build a new 600 megawatt data center on agricultural land 14 miles southwest of Springfield. The data center would lease storage to different companies. The estimated $500 million project is expected to create approximately 100 permanent jobs. The…...
A theory why the internet is going down the toilet
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (832+ words) A few years ago, Cory Doctorow coined a word that took the internet by storm. It appeared everywhere, including in our newsletter that analyzed why dating apps are breaking the hearts of their users. The American Dialect Society named it…...
In the age of algorithms, one Irish town still does love the old-fashioned way
4+ mon, 13+ hour ago (1098+ words) LISDOONVARNA, Ireland " Years ago, while traveling with my family along Ireland's west coast, I spotted a curious billboard. It was blue and hot pink, and showed a man with shoulder-length hair and a gray beard smiling out from the roadside....
Engineer restores pay phones for free public use
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (436+ words) Patrick Schlott often finds himself in a cellular dead zone during his drive to work. "You go down the road, you turn the corner and you're behind a mountain and you'll lose cell coverage pretty fast," he says. The 31-year-old…...
How did Elon Musk's Starlink become so dominant in the market?
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (58+ words) The team from NPR's "Planet Money" looks at Elon Musk's Starlink and its big lead in the satellite internet market. Can it stay ahead of its competitors? - On Air Now Playing NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS - On Air Now Playing NPR Illinois…...
TikTok creators go from sadness and fear to...'whatever!' over app's future
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (727+ words) It's been an emotional rollercoaster for TikTok creators over the past few months, with the app's future uncertain. But there are ways to decompress. TikTok creators in the United States have been on an emotional rollercoaster over the past few…...