Google is finally giving Android users control over app backups

Google is finally testing per-app backup controls in Android beta, letting users choose exactly which apps get backed up.
CNET

From Photo Backups to My Own Cloud Server: My Trip Into Home Data Storage

Drobo made external storage devices that bundled hard drives into an easy, set-it-and-forget-it RAID configuration for people ...
CoinDesk

SEC's big swing to clear tokenization path isn't likely to get resilience of full rule

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's forthcoming "innovation exemption" for tokenization isn't expected to rate at the top of the agency's hierarchy of policy durability, despite the crypto ...
The Boston Globe

Energy, water use, and pollution by data centers is expected to double in four years

WASHINGTON — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and ...
PBS

Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and ...
Reuters

EU plans energy standards for data centres amid concerns over soaring power use

EU eyes minimum efficiency rules for data centres Capacity set to double by 2030, lifting power demand Sustainability label planned amid energy concerns BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - The European Union ...
The Conversation

How much water and power will AI data centres use in Australia? Ironically, we don’t have the data to know

Australia’s data centre rush now rivals the mining boom. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week said Australia could become a “data centre capital of the world”. This would come at an ...
The Washington Post

How Dylan Crews rebuilt his swing and earned his way back to the big leagues

After a two-out RBI single in the Washington Nationals’ 7-5 loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday, Dylan Crews pointed to the dugout and smiled. He’s been here before — he had 35 RBI in parts of the ...
Ars Technica

Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code

The controversy over vibe coding reached a new high this week after a developer added hidden instructions to his open source Java testing app to sabotage projects performed by AI coding agents. The ...
NBC Chicago

Stop using ‘immediately': Costco patio furniture recalled after multiple reports of injuries

Editor's Note: The video in this story is from a previous report. A popular piece of patio furniture sold at Costco is being recalled, with customers being warned to stop using the piece "immediately" ...
POWER Magazine

From Backup to Prime Power: How AI Data Centers Are Bypassing the Grid

Data centers have traditionally depended on uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and backup generators to keep them online during a power cut, grid event, or natural disaster. But the critical ...
Penn Live

If you bought this patio swing from Costco, stop using it now

Patio swings sold at Costco have been recalled because the swing can detach from the frame and cause the users to fall to the ground. World Bright International Limited recalled 18,500 Agio Menlo ...