What is happening? Ever wondered how much water is needed to cool data centers? A city in Oregon had prevented the water usage from becoming public, but now the data is free for the world to consume. To cool Google’s data centers in Oregon it takes 274.5 million gallons. World wide data centers require 4.3 […]
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Banning Social Media for the Under 18 crowd
What is happening? Bonjour, HB 896 (2023 | TX), that will require social media platforms to verify user ages and prohibit users under the age of 18. “Social media is the pre-1964 cigarette. Once thought to be perfectly safe for users, social media access to minors has led to remarkable rises in self-harm, suicide, and […]
Cybersecurity Experts + TikTok Bans
What is happening? 18 Republican Governors have banned TikTok on state devices. Some states are also banning WeChat, QQWallet and AliPay from other Chinese companies. Anton Dahbura, executive director of Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute, a cybersecurity academic and research center says that “It’s not just the obvious security that someone could bring down the […]