ZDNet

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

File and folder security is crucial in this day and age. There are apps you can use to heighten the security of your files. These apps are free and available for desktop and mobile devices. The need ...
Bleeping Computer

Exposed MongoDB instances still targeted in data extortion attacks

A threat actor is targeting exposed MongoDB instances in automated data extortion attacks demanding low ransoms from owners to restore the data. The attacker focuses on the low-hanging fruit, ...
The New York Times

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.
TechRepublic

4.3B LinkedIn-Style Records Found in One of the Largest Data Exposures Ever

4.3B LinkedIn-Style Records Found in One of the Largest Data Exposures Ever Your email has been sent A massive, unsecured database containing billions of professional profiles has been left exposed ...
Phoenix New Times

Chandler data center project will use ‘unknown’ amount of water

Those pushing for a controversial new AI data center in Chandler — a cohort that includes paid not-technically-a-lobbyist Kyrsten Sinema — have made big promises about how it would save the city water ...
The New York Times

Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ

The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices. By Ben Casselman On a Thursday in ...
IEEE

Cassandra vs. MongoDB: A Systematic Review of Two NoSQL Data Stores in Their Industry Uses

Abstract: This paper analyzes two NoSQL data stores: the column-family data store with Cassandra as an example and the document-oriented data store using MongoDB as another example. By conducting a ...
ZDNet

How to store a passport in your iPhone Wallet (and all the ways you can use it)

Apple's new Digital ID stores your passport data on your iPhone. The ID is currently accepted at 250 TSA checkpoints in the US. You'll still need your physical passport for international travel. A ...
WSB-TV

Data center set to use 6 water towers worth of water per day in Georgia

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Massive data centers proposed for metro Atlanta expect to use millions of gallons of water per day. Some of those data centers are planning to use more water than entire Georgia ...
VentureBeat

AI coding transforms data engineering: How dltHub's open-source Python library helps developers create data pipelines for AI in minutes

Credit: Image generated by VentureBeat with FLUX-pro-1.1-ultra A quiet revolution is reshaping enterprise data engineering. Python developers are building production data pipelines in minutes using ...
Nature

DNA circuits store data — with heat as their power source

DNA computers can use biological material to perform mathematical functions and store information, but their power sources have been fragile. Researchers now say they’ve developed a reliable source: ...