After two separate data breaches that led to the theft of highly sensitive customer information last year, Dallas-based AT&T agreed to settle a class action lawsuit by paying those affected a total of ...

AT&T customers could be owed up to $7,500 as part of a settlement. Millions of consumers’ personal information was exposed by a pair of past data breaches that weren’t disclosed until 2024, leading ...

As AI becomes more common and decisions more data-driven, a new(ish) form of information is on the rise: synthetic data. And some proponents say it promises more privacy and other vital benefits. Data ...

Big Tech companies use secrecy agreements with local governments to keep communities from knowing who is building in their backyards. On a March afternoon in Mason County, Kentucky, Dr. Timothy ...

Data centers are proliferating in Virginia and a blind man in Baltimore is suddenly contending with sharply higher power bills. The Maryland city is well over an hour’s drive from the northern ...

Just like every club in your bag, a putter’s feel and performance are manipulated with various materials, with one goal in mind: to help you play better golf. It’s always intriguing to me how one of ...

Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as the artificial intelligence lab sets out to build hundreds of billions of dollars in data centers. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC that the 10 ...

In December 2024, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, announced plans to construct a four million square foot data center campus in Northeast Louisiana. The $10 billion AI ...

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 ...

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 ...

An AT&T logo is seen on Aug. 17, 2025. An AT&T logo is seen on Aug. 17, 2025.Jonathan Raa—Getty Images. Reporter AT&T customers in the United States could be entitled to up to $7,500 after the ...

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 ...