PBS

How online retailers are using AI to adjust prices by mining your personal data

If you’re going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season, there’s a chance the price you pay will be influenced by what’s known as “surveillance pricing.” Some retailers are using ...
The Verge

AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025

A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption. A new study estimates the environmental impact of ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Shmueli, G., Bruce, P. C., Gedeck, P., & Patel, N. R. (2019). Data Mining for Business Analytics: Concepts, Techniques and Applications in Python. John Wiley & Sons.

ABSTRACT: This research has explored how Alternative Work Arrangements (AWA), Work-Family Enrichment (WFE), and Work-Family Supportive Culture (WFSC) impact Work-Life Balance (WLB) among female ...
Ledger-Enquirer

The costs of crypto mining in Georgia. Will it be regulated along with new data center rules?

Georgia reportedly has the second-most energy consumption from crypto mining in the U.S. Tax subsidies and low power rates attract large operators like CleanSpark. Counties consider data center ...
Seeking Alpha

Cipher Mining: $9.3B In AI Data Center Lease Contracts

My bull case is based on the $9.3B of contracted data center leases (AWS $5.5B/15 years; Fluidstack $3.8B/10 years), which could materialize into revenue as soon as August–September 2026. I see ...
Ohsonline.com

MSHA, NIOSH Release New Guide to Help Mining Industry Prevent Opioid Use Disorder

The new federal resource provides mining employers with a step-by-step framework to identify risks, expand prevention strategies, and support worker well-being. The Mine Safety and Health ...
Forbes

Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Anyone holding out hope that increases in electric power prices could ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Bitfarms to Wind Down Bitcoin Mining to Focus on AI Data Centers

Bitfarms Ltd., one of the largest cryptocurrency miners, said it plans to wind down those operations over the next two years and focus on providing infrastructure to generate computing power for ...
Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms (BITF) to Exit Bitcoin Mining, Pivot to AI Computing

Bitfarms is winding down its Bitcoin mining over two years to focus on AI and high-performance computing infrastructure amid falling crypto profits. Bitfarms, one of North America’s largest Bitcoin ...
PC World

‘AI’ data centers are so power-hungry, they’re now using old jet engines

“AI” needs a lot of computing resources, which is why new data centers are cropping up anywhere there’s cheap land. But powering all those hungry servers takes a lot of energy, and overburdened power ...
CNBC

Microsoft wants to mainly use its own AI data center chips in the future

Microsoft currently uses a mix of Nvidia, AMD and its own custom silicon. The tech giant's CTO Kevin Scott indicated Wednesday that the company mainly wants to use its own data center chips for ...