Data Science Articles

Jeff Rumage

Updated on January 09, 2026

As AI data centers devour electricity at an unprecedented rate, tech giants are racing to secure energy by reviving shuttered nuclear plants, investing in small modular reactors and experimenting with green energy alternatives.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on January 07, 2026

After a year of massive spending and mounting backlash, the AI industry should ring in the new year by resolving to curb energy use, invest strategically, develop smarter devices and strengthen its political influence.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on January 05, 2026

These companies are advancing education with machine learning technology.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on December 25, 2025

DeepSeek’s arrival, Meta’s unprecedented AI hiring spree and TikTok’s legal conundrum are just a few highlights from a hectic year for the tech industry. And the stakes are set to rise even higher in 2026.

Alyssa Schroer

Updated on December 18, 2025

To unpack big data is to unpack big solutions — check out the companies maneuvering data on a massive scale.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on December 17, 2025

The European Union is debating a set of policy changes that would “simplify” some of its tech laws, including the AI Act and General Data Protection Regulation. But critics see it as selling out people’s digital rights for the sake of business interests.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on December 16, 2025

Trump has signed an executive order seeking to limit state AI regulations in favor of a single federal framework. But such a drastic move could splinter the MAGA movement — and remove existing protections Americans have.

Alyssa Schroer

Updated on December 16, 2025

These companies are changing the e-commerce industry with their innovative uses of big data.

Mike Thomas

Updated on December 12, 2025

These companies are using IoT data and big data to work smarter.

Brooke Becher

Updated on December 10, 2025

Big Tech’s race to build AI infrastructure — led by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta — is fueling an economic boom and an energy crisis at the same time.