How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them

At the core of every AI coding agent is a technology called a large language model (LLM), which is a type of neural network ...
ZDNet

Stop using ChatGPT for everything: The AI models I use for research, coding, and more (and which I avoid)

Different AI models win at images, coding, and research. App integrations often add costly AI subscription layers. Obsessing over model version matters less than workflow. The pace of change in the ...
ConsumerAffairs

What is a ‘data center’ and how much electricity does it use?

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...
VentureBeat

AI coding transforms data engineering: How dltHub's open-source Python library helps developers create data pipelines for AI in minutes

Credit: Image generated by VentureBeat with FLUX-pro-1.1-ultra A quiet revolution is reshaping enterprise data engineering. Python developers are building production data pipelines in minutes using ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Can Use Your Personal Data to Hurt Your Neighbor

Dr. Kasy is the author of the book “The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits).” Imagine applying for a job. You know you’re a strong candidate with a standout résumé. But you don ...
InfoQ

Meta Open Sources OpenZL: a Universal Compression Framework for Structured Data

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Entrepreneur

I ‘Vibe Coded’ an App Using AI — and Got a Working Product in Under 5 Minutes for Free. Here’s How I Did It.

Vibe coding is the practice of instructing AI to write code using plain English prompts. CEOs like Google’s Sundar Pichai and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang have touted AI’s ability to write code. I put vibe ...
Wall Street Journal

Data-Center Power Use to Become Major Antitrust Issue

The huge demand for energy to power data centers will be a key focus for antitrust regulators in the future, a former top official at the U.S. Justice Department’s trustbusting division said.
GitHub

file-decompression

File Compressor v2 is an advanced, user-friendly web application for compressing and decompressing files using both Huffman Coding and Lempel–Ziv (LZ77/LZW) algorithms. Designed with efficiency in ...
salisburypost

Scott Huffman: DOGE: The catastrophic data leak threatening every American’s identity

Data breaches at big companies are bad. But a federal project called DOGE, led by Elon Musk, threatens something much worse: the personal information of every American could already be exposed. That’s ...
Los Angeles Times

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He ...
Forbes

How To Test Your Side Hustle Idea Using Vibe Coding

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. You've got dozens of side hustle ideas, but which ones are ...