EY re-envisions RAG around multimodal knowledge graphs to improve accuracy

Conventional RAG systems are built mainly to retrieve text. Enterprise documents, however, often place critical facts in ...

I was told a computer science degree would guarantee a job. Four years later, I'm pivoting.

Mackenzie McAllister, a 22-year-old computer science grad, said she used AI as a crutch during school. Now she's considering ...
Tech Xplore

Designing high density data centers: Computational fluid dynamics analysis eliminates costly guesswork

As data centers and crypto-mining facilities expand to handle growing digital demands, keeping massive banks of servers cool ...
TechCrunch

AI was supposed to kill engineering jobs, but new data suggests they’re the most resilient

Whether AI is already replacing jobs is the subject of fierce debate. Tech layoffs hit their highest single month total in years in May, and AI was the most-cited reason, according to outplacement ...
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 ...
Bleeping Computer

Ghost CMS SQL injection flaw exploited in large-scale ClickFix campaign

A large-scale campaign is exploiting a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-26980) in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code that triggers ClickFix attack flows. The campaign was ...
CNN

Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers

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 ...
Consumer Reports

AI Data Centers: Big Tech's Impact on Electric Bills, Water, and More

John Steinbach was shocked to receive a $281 electricity bill in January 2026—a huge spike from the roughly $100 he’d paid the previous month. “It’s just so far beyond any bill that I’ve ever had,” he ...
Gold Derby

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ makes Oscar history with a win in Best Visual Effects

On Sunday night, the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects went to Avatar: Fire and Ash, cementing its historic status in film history. See the list of 2026 Oscar winners. James Cameron's third trip ...
Pew Research Center

How Americans view data centers’ impact in key areas, from the environment to jobs

A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ impact in ...
InfoQ

VillageSQL Launches as an Extension-Focused MySQL Fork

A new open-source project, VillageSQL, has been introduced as a tracking fork of MySQL aimed at expanding extensibility and addressing feature gaps increasingly relevant to AI and agent-based ...