American society is built around “keeping up with the Joneses,” and it naturally makes Americans curious about how their friends, neighbors and colleagues are doing financially. This is particularly ...

Tech giants are in a heated race to build data centers and dominate the AI landscape. But America might not be ready for the energy demand. The country’s aging electrical grid could struggle to keep ...

Senators launched a probe Tuesday demanding that tech companies explain exactly how they plan to prevent data center projects from increasing electricity bills in communities where prices are already ...

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You'll need to earn close to $200,000 a year to be within the top 10% of U.S. household incomes, though the exact threshold depends on where you live. A recent Visa analysis calculated the income and ...

The deadline to file a claim for money from the $177 million AT&T class action settlement is coming up. AT&T agreed to the settlement to resolve a lawsuit that accused it of failing to protect ...

A massive leak has exposed more than 183 million email passwords, including tens of millions linked to Gmail accounts, in what cybersecurity analysts are calling one of the biggest credential dumps ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on people and society. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,023 adults from ...

Electricity bills often run high during the hot summer months, but many Illinois residents have noticed their payments have doubled or more. The cost for electricity has increased 5.5% over the last ...

Using less electricity as a response to high demand had been a nonstarter for big tech companies. That might be changing. For years, calculating the power needs for data centers has revolved around ...

Summer always increases electricity bills, as more people use electricity for air conditioning. But there’s another issue popping up this year: Not AC, but AI. Households are now competing against ...

Millions of AT&T customers can now file claims in a $177 million legal settlement related to two data breaches, which could provide up to $7,500 in compensation per person. Multiple lawsuits were ...