Social media images help fill 'major gaps' in global biodiversity data

A new study published in Conservation Biology shows that geotagged social media photos can significantly improve biodiversity datasets, especially in regions underrepresented in global monitoring ...
GitHub

Copernicus Connect is a QGIS plugin that makes it easy to browse, download, and visualise Copernicus data directly in QGIS.

It provides a user-friendly interface for discovering and querying datasets from the WEkEO platform using the Harmonized Data Access (HDA) API. The plugin also supports adding WMS and WMTS services to ...
Wired

You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. When I called him to talk more about AI and water, Masley emphasized that he’s ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Why So Much Is Riding on the Data Center Boom

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs prefer to talk of possibilities rather than obstacles, and of vast revenue opportunities to be seized through sheer force of will. That defiant optimism now faces the ...
Government Technology

What Is Synthetic Data, and How Is Government Using It?

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 ...
GitHub

Making Vector Tiles: For Pleasure and Profit

Dr Malcolm Morgan, Research Fellow in Transport and Spatial Analysis, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds Dr Layik Hama, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds Vector ...
USA Today

Amazon Prime launches ‘Add to Delivery’ feature in app. How it works.

Need to make a last-minute addition to your latest Amazon Prime order? Well, you're in luck because there's a new way to make changes on the Amazon app. The e-commerce giant has launched a new feature ...
PC Magazine

Forget Something? Add Items to an Amazon Order Before It's Delivered

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Ever placed an Amazon order only to realize you forgot something? With the platform's new "Add to Delivery" button, ...
Time

AT&T Customers Could Be Entitled to Portion of $177 Million Settlement. Here’s How You Can File a Claim

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 ...
Reuters

Google agrees to curb power use for AI data centers to ease strain on US grid when demand surges

NEW YORK, August 4 (Reuters) - Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab has signed agreements with two U.S. electric utilities to reduce its AI data center power consumption during times of surging demand on ...
Fast Company

Meta is using tents to build its giant AI data centers

When Mark Zuckerberg announced on July 14 that his company Meta was embarking on a project to build massively power-hungry data centers to support its ambitions for advancing artificial intelligence, ...