Think virtual reality is just for gamers? Think again. Doctors are using it to make surgeries more precise. Pokemon Go, VR headsets, virtual tourism, home designs apps and GPS navigation. All of these ...

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal ...

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.

Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...

A Long Island high school principal dropped thousands of dollars on steak-and-lobster dinners, boozy staff parties and jet-ski rentals using funds meant for a youth mentor program, a scathing audit ...

A Georgia elementary school assistant principal has been accused of brazenly stealing 98 items worth about $1,000 from Walmart using a “stacking” scheme at self-checkout kiosks. Courtney Janell Shaw, ...

Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said. By Sheera ...

The principal of a Bellevue elementary school has been put on administrative leave after telling 911 dispatchers, apparently based on hearsay, that a school aide who was having a seizure in a ...

Different AI models win at images, coding, and research. App integrations often add costly AI subscription layers. Obsessing over model version matters less than workflow. The pace of change in the ...

Many popular apps collect far more personal data than they need to work. These 20 apps quietly gather your photos, location, contacts, and more—and you probably have at least one of them installed ...