Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 as Default Model for Free and Paid Users

Anthropic rolls out Claude Sonnet 4.6 as its new default model, bringing stronger reasoning and coding power to free and paid users alike.
IEEE

Fed-DPSDG-WGAN: Differentially Private Synthetic Data Generation for Loan Default Prediction via Federated Wasserstein GAN

Abstract: Lenders typically conduct thorough credit checks to mitigate credit default risk before lending money. Proactively predicting loan defaulters has become increasingly important. However, ...
Wired

Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom

Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research ...
IEEE

PyTond: Efficient Python Data Science on the Shoulders of Databases

Abstract: Python data science libraries such as Pandas and NumPy have recently gained immense popularity. Although these libraries are feature-rich and easy to use, their scalability limitations ...
The New York Times

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.
coloradosun

Data centers are coming to Colorado. Can the parched state handle their big water needs?

Original Reporting This article contains firsthand information gathered by reporters. This includes directly interviewing sources and analyzing primary source documents. Subject Specialist The ...
Wired

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. It's easy to ...