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Australia's upcoming Census is expanding to capture more complete data about the country's diverse communities, helping ensure vital services like healthcare interpreters and multilingual resources reach the people who need them most. Community leaders are successfully pushing for even more inclusive questions to close gaps in care.
Over 61,000 teachers across Kerala are stepping up to conduct India's 2027 Census, bringing their expertise to one of the world's largest data-gathering operations. Their involvement shows how educators continue serving their communities beyond the classroom.
Australia's 2026 census now includes questions about gender identity and sexual orientation for the first time, ensuring more than 28 million people can be fully counted. The change will help fill critical data gaps affecting healthcare, housing, and support services for LGBTQ+ communities.
When federal agencies began removing vital public data, a grassroots network of librarians launched a rescue mission that has preserved massive amounts of critical information. The Data Rescue Project now protects research data that millions depend on.
A Kenyan court ruled that Worldcoin illegally collected iris scans from citizens, ordering the company to delete all biometric data within seven days. The landmark decision marks a major win for privacy rights in Africa's growing digital economy.
One of the world's largest data infrastructure companies just committed to large-scale carbon removal to fight climate change. NTT DATA is teaming up with Swiss climate tech leader Climeworks to offset emissions from its growing AI and data center operations.
Residents in remote parts of Chad are walking to nearby towns to participate in the country's first nationwide census in 17 years. Many see the count as a chance to finally bring attention to gaps in public services in their communities.
India is launching its first fully digital census in 2027, with 3.1 million government volunteers using smartphones to count every person in the world's most populous nation. For the first time, private tech workers will help officials release results faster than ever before.
USAFacts is calling on Congress to invest in public data infrastructure so every American can access clear information about how their government works. The campaign comes as federal data collection faces unprecedented challenges.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered a mathematical method that could slash the energy needed to store digital data by several orders of magnitude. As AI drives explosive growth in data centers, this breakthrough could help keep electricity demand in check.
Researchers found a way for countries to work together against excessive data collection by social media giants. The approach focuses on user rights instead of data's dollar value.
Researchers in China developed a breakthrough holographic system that stores massive amounts of data inside light itself, using three dimensions instead of flat surfaces. An AI model reads the information back, opening doors to smaller data centers and faster storage worldwide.
Google is planning to power its new Botetourt County data center with renewable energy, following Virginia's Clean Economy Act that phases out fossil fuels by 2050. The tech giant has already procured 23 gigawatts of carbon-free power across its data center portfolio.
A company is building a wind turbine that powers its own data center inside while ocean water cools the servers. The floating prototype launches in 2027, solving energy and cooling problems that plague traditional data centers.
A new $125 million initiative is making valuable medical research data available to scientists worldwide, potentially speeding up discoveries in cancer treatment and drug development. The OpenAI Foundation's Public Data for Health program funds universities and nonprofits building datasets that AI can analyze to find patterns humans might miss.
A new data center designed to supercharge scientific discovery with artificial intelligence just broke ground in Newport News, Virginia. The facility will help researchers across America analyze data faster and make breakthroughs that were impossible before.
A remote Alaskan fishing town just solved two problems at once: putting excess clean energy to work and bringing data processing closer to home. Cordova installed a data center inside its hydroelectric plant, cooled by mountain meltwater.
A California company that revolutionized solar energy just created breakthrough technology that could slash energy waste in AI data centers. The innovation could help data centers run cleaner while giving more space back to computing power.
Investors just bet $210 million on floating AI data centers that generate their own power from ocean waves. The bold solution tackles energy and cooling challenges facing traditional data centers on land.
India's new online census portal attracted 55,000 households within 24 hours of launching, signaling a major step toward digitizing one of the world's largest population counts. Even the President and Prime Minister were among the first to participate.
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