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Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (46+ words) KUOW Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert Iran's sports minister says the country can't take part in the World Cup because of US attacks...
KUOW - WA Gov. Bob Ferguson announces proposal to ban cellphones in public schools
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (515+ words) At Robert Eagle Staff Middle School in North Seattle, something is notably missing as kids walk through the halls, changing classes: cellphones. The school has required students to lock their phones away during school hours since implementing their "away-for-the-day" policy…...
Seattle advances AI data center moratorium bill
1+ week, 3+ day ago (415+ words) Seattle inched closer to banning new data centers this week. The proposed one-year moratorium comes as developers are proposing massive warehouses full of servers within city limits. There's huge demand because of the AI boom. Just south of the Spokane…...
Thieves are targeting the world's copper. This phone company is fighting back
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1376+ words) Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter sent every weekday morning. HAYWARD, Calif. " In an industrial yard off a highway east of San Francisco, AT&T workers crowd around cold, hard evidence of a growing problem. "Sitting here…...
Ask AI or just Google it? Google makes a big change to a little search box
3+ week, 1+ day ago (814+ words) Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter sent every weekday morning. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. " Google is changing what it means to Google. The company this week announced significant changes to its search box " that austere, single-line input field…...
KUOW - Seattle could ban big new data centers for one year
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (450+ words) The explosion of AI means companies are gobbling up land for huge data centers across the country. Now they are looking to Seattle. But the City Council says, not so fast. It's considering a one-year ban. Originally, four companies sought…...
Tips to protect your home internet network after a Russian router hack
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (46+ words) Following a large-scale Russian hacking operation targeting routers, and new FCC guidance, what can you do to make sure your home internet connection is safe? KUOW is Seattle's NPR news station. We. .. Tips to protect your home internet network after…...
Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $3 million in social media addiction trial
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1182+ words) A California jury on Wednesday found that Meta and Google were to blame for the depression and anxiety of a woman who compulsively used social media as a small child, awarding her $3 million in a rare verdict holding Silicon Valley…...
Iranians are leaving the country just to get internet
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (55+ words) As the Israel and the U. S. continue striking Iran, Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey to find an Internet connection with access cut off in Iran KUOW is Seattle's NPR news station. Iranians are leaving the country just to…...
10 tried-and-true methods to stay off your phone, according to our readers
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (846+ words) How do you creatively limit your phone use? We asked NPR's audience this question last week in a story about how to resist the urge to keep checking your phone. Experts shared practical tips, like keeping your device outside the…...