What is LiDAR? How everyday devices use lasers to scan your environment

LiDAR uses lasers to measure the distance, shape, and orientation of objects around you, making it great for both mapping and ...

Review: I tried the Centauri Carbon 3D Printer to see if it's truly beginner friendly

Centauri Carbon 3D Printer from Elegoo to see if it's really as beginner friendly as it seems. So, is this 3D printer worth ...

Ultra-sensitive light-based sensor developed for handheld Alzheimer's blood test

Researchers have made a significant advance in the development of a blood test for Alzheimer's, creating a new sensor design ...
PC Magazine

The Digital Black Market: How Your Data Is Bought, Sold, and Traded After a Breach

I've been writing and editing stories for almost two decades that help people use technology and productivity techniques to work better, live better, and protect their privacy and personal data. As ...
Bloomberg L.P.

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

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 ...
PC Magazine

Owed Money from a Data Breach? Make Sure That Settlement Isn't a Scam

I've been writing and editing stories for almost two decades that help people use technology and productivity techniques to work better, live better, and protect their privacy and personal data. As ...
The Boston Globe

Karen Read grand juror Jessica Leslie faces sentencing for leaks

A former federal grand juror who leaked information about the investigation into the state’s handling of Karen Read’s murder case and an unrelated Massachusetts State Police probe “believed that the ...
The News Journal

Are you eligible for the AT&T data breach settlement? How to claim up to $7,500

Millions of AT&T customers may be eligible for up to $7,500 per person in the company's $177 million settlement over two data breaches. Here's what to know. The first data breach, affecting 73 million ...
TechCrunch

Google makes real-world data more accessible to AI — and training pipelines will love it

Google is turning its vast public data trove into a goldmine for AI with the debut of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server — enabling developers, data scientists, and AI agents to ...
MSNBC

As Trump shifts his posture on Russia’s war in Ukraine, be sure to read the fine print

Part of the problem with Donald Trump’s humiliating failures in addressing Russia’s war in Ukraine is the fact that the president has struggled to settle on a strategy and stick to it. Trump said he’d ...
IEEE

Femtosecond Laser Inscribed Phase-Shifted Superstructure FBG and Its Application to Differential-Type High Refractive Index Sensor

Abstract: We demonstrate a phase-shifted superstructure fiber Bragg grating (PSSFBG) fabricated using a femtosecond laser-based point-by-point direct writing technique. The proposed PSSFBG ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI is building five new Stargate data centers with Oracle and SoftBank

OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it plans to build five new AI data centers across the United States with partners Oracle and SoftBank through its Stargate project. The new data centers will bring ...