Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

Matthew Herper covers medical innovation — both its promise and its perils. Researchers have created what they say may count as the first synthetic cell, and have started a public benefit corporation ...

Are you passionate about developing AI-based and quantum-inspired solutions for the next generation of sustainable energy systems? We are now looking for a fully funded Doctoral Researcher to work on ...

Nvidia has put its name behind a fledgling effort to put mini-data centers beside people’s homes in boxes that look like HVAC units. It’s a “power” play, considering that the main bottleneck to ...

As global temperatures rise, data centers for artificial intelligence are creating “heat islands” that could have significant impacts on communities and their surrounding environments in the years to ...

Amazon's AI boom is creating a new kind of mess: a growing bloat of internal tools and duplicated data. Some teams are rapidly building their own AI-powered applications to automate workflows and ...

Critics say the scope established in the agency’s systems of record notice “is an astonishing and dramatic departure from prior Treasury practice.” Treasury Data Governance The Treasury Department is ...

Data centers have been on the receiving end of increasing public scrutiny, with moratoriums and local protests calling attention to water shortages, higher electricity prices, and deteriorating air ...

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming ...

For generations, Ida Huddleston and her family have owned a farm in northern Kentucky. And they’ve turned down at least one multimillion-dollar offer to preserve it. Last year, a “major artificial ...

As seen on diginomica passim, the music industry has a complicated relationship with data and AI. While there’s justifiable concern that emerging technology can be used to shortcut the creative ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—State officials’ approval of a $4.5 million tax break for a Northeast Ohio data‑center expansion was met with a chorus of online criticism, given that the project will only create 10 ...