Find uplifting stories about heroes, innovations, and solutions
10898 results for "workforce data"
Two African nations just proved that better data saves lives, with Zambia and Kenya earning global recognition for tracking their health workers better than nearly every country on Earth. Their success is already helping them make smarter decisions about where doctors and nurses are needed most.
Google just started building its first Swedish data center in Horndal, designed to run air-cooled and help heat local homes with recovered energy. The project brings 100 jobs plus a €5 million community fund for education and workforce development.
A tech company building a new data center in South Carolina just committed $1 million to local education programs, with quarterly donations planned for years to come. Three organizations focused on science education and workforce development are receiving the first major gifts.
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.
Nearly 4 million immigrant workers drive Texas' economy forward, contributing over $225 billion in personal income each year while making up a quarter of the state's entire workforce. A new report reveals how deeply woven these workers are into the fabric of Texas communities, from construction sites to family dinner tables.
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.
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.
The data center industry is experiencing a transformation as dramatic as the Industrial Revolution, driven by AI's explosive growth. Texas alone is tracking over 225 gigawatts of new projects, with data centers making up 70 percent of those requests.
Israel is building next-generation data centers specifically designed to handle the extreme power demands of artificial intelligence. Bynet Data Centers is leading the charge with innovative facilities that can support AI workloads up to eight times more powerful than traditional computing.
Showing 20 of 10898