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Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

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Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

On Monday, SpaceX amended its initial public offering to state that water conditions—including water scarcity, regulations around water, and drought—could constrain data center development. It isn’t the only tech company trying to assess how water scarcity might impact its business. Water use is emerging as one of the most contentious data center issues. A recent … Read more

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

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Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Meta has quietly embedded face-recognition technology for its smart glasses into an app downloaded to millions of phones, according to a WIRED analysis of the company’s software. Code discreetly added to Meta’s AI app over multiple updates this year shows that the feature, internally called “NameTag,” identifies people captured by the glasses’ camera and, when … Read more