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Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water regulations
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (952+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia, the world's largest data center hub, has released a long-delayed study that examined the state's eastern region groundwater supply and the resource-hungry industry's possible impact on it, finding declines are likely in a critical aquifer due to…...
Deadline approaches for Amazon Prime settlement claims
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (137+ words) There are only a few days remaining to submit a claim for a portion of a historic $2.5 billion settlement over Amazon Prime accounts. The case filed by the Federal Trade Commission centered around customers being enrolled in Amazon Prime without…...
Marietta pauses new data center applications through end of year
2+ week, 1+ day ago (158+ words) MARIETTA, GA — The Marietta City Council has approved a moratorium on new data center applications through the end of the year following opposition from residents. Dozens of residents attended the council meeting, with many speaking against planned data center development…...
Douglas County commissioners deny permit for proposed data center
2+ week, 2+ day ago (312+ words) DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — Douglas County commissioners have voted 4-1 to deny a permit for a proposed data center after a packed meeting that drew residents on both sides of the issue. Developers had proposed building the data center on a site…...
Residents push back as proposed Marietta data center moves forward
3+ week, 1+ day ago (336+ words) MARIETTA, GA — Another data center could be coming to metro Atlanta after the Marietta Planning Commission voted 4-3 in favor of rezoning 10 acres of land for the project. The proposal calls for a data center to be built at an existing…...
Facebook, Instagram users report outages; platforms back online
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (144+ words) Users of Facebook and Instagram were experiencing issues logging into the social media platforms for about an hour on Friday morning, according to outage tracking websites. Users of the platforms, which are owned by Meta, began reporting outages at about…...
New Georgia program aims to bring more data centers to local communities
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (355+ words) ATLANTA — The Georgia Chamber of Commerce has launched a new initiative aimed at helping communities determine whether they are prepared to attract data center development. “The goal is to help our elected officials and communities make informed decisions and understand…...
Canadian regulator triples US streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (279+ words) OTTAWA, Ontario — Large online streaming services must contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content, the country's federal broadcast regulator said Thursday. That figure is three times the 5% initial contribution requirement the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, CRTC, set out…...
Bumble bumps swipes, to change how people connect
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (390+ words) Bumble is breaking up with the swipe and is making big changes to the dating platform. With swiping to connect being swiped to the curb, the app is going to use artificial intelligence to help make matches, The New York…...
Pen pal programs have evolved, but old-fashioned letter writing could be coming back
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1191+ words) CONCORD, N.H. — In 1985, a 13-year-old girl in New Zealand spotted a pair of purple, lip-shaped sunglasses in “Young Miss” magazine. In March, I traveled 9,000 miles from New Hampshire to deliver them to her, finally fulfilling my pen pal’s decades-old request. International…...