Out of 8,512 US adults surveyed in late January, more respondents expressed negative views about data centers' effects on the environment and energy costs than positive ones. However, the largest number of respondents expect data centers to have a positive impact on jobs and tax revenue, and many remain unsure......
Drone strikes halt a third of the world’s helium supply, threatening chip production
At the center of the issue is the precision gas vital to chip manufacturing and cryogenics. Helium cools silicon wafers during fabrication, maintaining the extremely low temperatures required for etching and lithography. Unlike other industrial gases, there is no effective substitute, and experts warn that even short disruptions can ripple......
Pagers and paper maps make a comeback in Moscow as the internet goes dark
For roughly the past week, mobile internet across central Moscow and parts of St. Petersburg has been intermittently failing. People can't load apps, hail cabs, or, in some cases, even make a basic phone call. That last point is particularly concerning. Entire voice networks have gone dark in parts of......
Nvidia, AMD, and Intel back Microsoft’s plan to fix shader compilation stutter
Nvidia announced its support for Microsoft's new Advanced Shader Delivery technology during a presentation at the Game Developers Conference this week. The feature, designed to address shader-compilation stutter in PC games, will arrive on RTX graphics cards later this year. AMD has also confirmed support, though it has not provided......
US judge pauses termination of deportation protections for some Somali immigrants
A federal judge in Massachusetts is temporarily blocking the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in the U.S. The judge issued an administrative stay on Friday
Offshore wind project targeted by Trump administration starts sending power to the New England grid
An offshore wind project targeted by the Trump administration has begun sending power to New England’s electric grid
What to know about attacks at a Virginia university and Michigan synagogue
Communities were reeling and authorities investigating after attacks at a Virginia university and a Michigan synagogue unfolded less than two hours apart
From rockets to cancer research, here’s how the number pi is embedded in our lives
Every year, math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, a date whose digits represent the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi
Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises among Republicans with little pushback from GOP leadership
Anti-Muslim rhetoric is on the rise among some Republican lawmakers
Before recent attack, Michigan synagogue had been bolstering its security
The Michigan synagogue that came under attack this week when an armed man drove his car into the building had for months been strengthening its security apparatus