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Data types vs abstract data types (ADT) — types of data structures explained

Understand the difference between Data Types and Abstract Data Types (ADT) in this clear breakdown of data structure fundamentals. Learn how they are defined, how they work, and why ADTs are essential ...
Fast Company

Adam Grant on lessons from the pandemic, datum versus data, and how abstract numbers can lead to very real human outcomes

In this excerpt, organizational psychologist and best-selling author Adam Grant reflects on how we interpret and communicate data, especially in moments of uncertainty, and why stories and emotions ...
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 ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Can Use Your Personal Data to Hurt Your Neighbor

Dr. Kasy is the author of the book “The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits).” Imagine applying for a job. You know you’re a strong candidate with a standout résumé. But you don ...
Wall Street Journal

Data-Center Power Use to Become Major Antitrust Issue

The huge demand for energy to power data centers will be a key focus for antitrust regulators in the future, a former top official at the U.S. Justice Department’s trustbusting division said.
Los Angeles Times

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He ...
Phoenix New Times

Phoenix data center water use could jump 900% in 6 years, study says

Quietly but quickly, Phoenix has become one of the nation’s hotspots for a booming economic and technological phenomenon of late-stage capitalism: data centers – the boxy, sprawling farms of wire and ...
InfoWorld

Introduction to Java records: Simplified data-centric programming in Java

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...
Los Angeles Times

Amid the AI boom, California looks to address water use by massive data centers

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the Southwest. New ...
Futurism

Data Shows That AI Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies

Artificial intelligence might be booming on paper, but in the real world, there are signs of a major slowdown. In their latest biweekly survey of AI adoption, the US Census Bureau found evidence of an ...
KSHB Kansas City

Kansas City data centers could use millions of gallons of water per day, records show

KSHB 41 reporter Isabella Ledonne covers issues surrounding government accountability, solutions and consumer advocacy. Share your story with Isabella. Data centers are massive projects that are an ...
Fast Company

Data centers use massive energy and water. Here’s how to build them better

In late July, the Trump administration released its long-awaited AI Action Plan, which includes steps to cut environmental requirements and streamline permitting policies to make it easier to build ...