Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

Geofencing warrants, which round up the location data of everyone in a specific place at a specific time, are now legally ...

Idaho police use AI to write reports from body camera footage. Is it a good idea?

New software reviews bodycam footage to reduce police report backlog, but the technology brings new risks and concerns for ...

FCC plans ID mandate that could block anonymous use of prepaid burner phones

The plan is ostensibly designed to thwart robocallers but could make it difficult for individuals to use prepaid phones that ...
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 ...
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 ...
Reuters

France opens formal probe into teenage suspect in massive ID data breach

PARIS, April 30 (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into a 15-year-old, suspected of having hacked the country's ID agency and trying to sell the data of millions ‌of ...
Wired

The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.
GM Authority

Volkswagen ID.4 Production To End, May Return As ID. Tiguan

Volkswagen is reshaping its U.S. manufacturing strategy, confirming that production of the Volkswagen ID.4 at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant will end in mid-April 2026. The move reflects a broader ...
TechCrunch

Volkswagen drops all-electric ID.4 in the US in pivot back to gas SUVs

Volkswagen will no longer produce the all-electric ID.4 at its U.S. factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the German automaker shifts its resources into high-volume vehicles like its upcoming ...
USA Today

Volkswagen pulls the plug on its lone US electric SUV

Volkswagen is ending U.S. production of its ID.4 electric SUV in mid-April 2026 due to shifting market demand. The company will focus its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant on higher-volume models like the ...
Carscoops

VW Kills The ID.4 For Now, But Something New Is Coming

The ID.4 was billed as Volkswagen’s Model Y rival, the first flag planted in its EV endeavors. Now, it’s looking more and more like that future is on hold. The automaker announced today that it will ...