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3+ min ago (768+ words) New data centers are booming in Ohio " most of them for big cloud storage companies " and Springfield is no exception to this expansion. Construction is well underway on a new data center in the city. After LexisNexis left Springfield, there were no commercial data centers within city limits. Now data center provider 5c is taking over the former LexisNexis data center at Prime Ohio corporate park. The property will be leased out to cloud infrastructure company Vultr, it announced last week. The companies expect to invest up to $1.3 billion and create 120 new jobs, according to city and state documents. The building will also be scaled up from 67,000 square feet to 214,000 square feet. Vultr estimates the building will be operational by early 2026. Springfield is embracing the future of AI infrastructure, Kevin Cochrane, chief marketing officer for Vultr, said. "All of this is…...

18+ min ago (167+ words) Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen in Chicago, Aug. 4. AP-Yonhap ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform of OpenAI, recorded the biggest rate of increase in its smartphone app users among all apps available in Korea this year, a survey showed Wednesday. Users of the ChatGPT app grew 196.6 percent in November compared with January, making it the app with the most significant increase, according to a sample survey of 4 million smartphone users in Korea conducted by industry tracker Wiseapp Retail. Daiso Mall, the online mall of the popular discount store Daiso, ranked second with a growth rate of 31.9 percent, followed by beauty retailer Olive Young with 30.8 percent and Monino, an asset-management service app for users of Samsung Group's financial affiliates, with 28.1 percent. ChatGPT was also the most-used smartphone app during the same period, logging a monthly…...

18+ min ago (213+ words) TL;DR:Pay $25 once for OysterVPN (reg. $200)and use it on 10 devices with unlimited data and 350+ servers in 33+ countries. I have a rule at airports: don't open anything you'd regret landing in a stranger's lap. A VPN makes that easy to follow.OysterVPN's lifetime plan is only $25 (reg. $200)and covers up to 10 devices with unlimited data, so my phone, laptop, and tablet all get a seatbelt without me swapping logins. Day to day, the workflow is boring in the best way: set auto-connect on public networks, pick a nearby server for general browsing, hop countries if you're troubleshooting a stream, and forget about it. Because your traffic is encrypted, you can also reduce the chance of ISP throttling when you're pulling down big files or binge-watching a series. What you're paying for here is the one-and-done part. That means a…...

29+ min ago (173+ words) Tech giant Meta said Wednesday Australia's ban on social media for under-16s is sending youngsters to less regulated platforms, making them less safe. Lesser known chat and image sharing apps Lemon8 and yope, which are not currently listed in the social media ban, have shot up the download charts in Australia. Tech giant Meta said Wednesday Australia's ban on social media for under-16s is sending youngsters to less regulated platforms, making them less safe."We've consistently raised concerns that this poorly developed law could push teens to less regulated platforms or apps We're now seeing those concerns become reality," the US company said in a statement.Lesser known chat and image sharing apps Lemon8 and yope, which are not currently listed in the social media ban, have shot up the download charts in Australia.Meta said many alternative apps did not offer…...

35+ min ago (90+ words) Australia has introduced a strict new online safety rule, banning children under 16 from using several social media platforms, Prime Minister Albanese announced. Australia Officially Bans Social Media For Under-16s In Major Online Safety Push Australia has introduced a strict new online safety rule, banning children under 16 from using several social media platforms, Prime Minister Albanese announced. Australia has announced a sweeping new online safety rule, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declaring on Wednesday that children under 16 will be officially banned from accessing several social media platforms....

37+ min ago (357+ words) Redmi Note 15 is coming to India early in 2026 and we now have more details about the popular series looking to overhaul its lineup. Xiaomi is looking to make a strong comeback in the market after a slow 2025 that saw its position slip down from rivals and the Redmi Note 15 could have a big say on how the year pans out. The new phone has been teased this week as Xiaomi looks to start 2026 with a big launch within the first week itself. The Redmi Note 15 series made its debut in China but we can expect Xiaomi to make some tweaks for the Indian model." Redmi Note 15 India Launch In January 2026: What We Know" Xiaomi's sub-brand has confirmed the Redmi Note 15 108 Master Pixel Edition will be announced in the Indian market on January 6, 2026. The teaser shows us a sleek phone, most…...

44+ min ago (538+ words) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT)s directive mandating the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on all new mobile devices sparked a significant legal and political controversy, centered on balancing the crucial state interest in combating rapidly increasing cyber fraud with the fundamental Right to Privacy of citizens. The controversy was resolved when DoT took the wise decision to withdraw the controversial directive issued to all cell device manufacturers. This withdrawal comes after intense scrutiny regarding the potential constitutional overreach of the mandate, particularly concerning initial data access and the principle of explicit consent. The core concern was that the app, being pre-installed, likely enabled some form of data access or transfer-such as logging the devices unique identifier and the users mobile number'during the first boot-up or device setup sequence. The official DoT directive had explicitly mandated that the pre-installed…...

45+ min ago (545+ words) How unpopular are new data centers being designed to help train and run artificial intelligence models around the United States? On Monday, six Florida organizations signed a letter sent to Congress by more than 200 other groups calling for a national moratorium on approval and construction of such facilities. A typical A.I.-focused data center consumes as much electricity as 100,000 households, but the larger ones under construction will consume 20 times as much, according to the International Energy Agency. "To say that data centers are unpopular right now is probably an understatement, to say the least," admitted Dan Diorio, vice president for state policy for the Data Center Coalition, speaking beforethe Florida House Economic Infrastructure Committee Tuesday. The industry has been "very responsive" to that public perception, Diorio said, and it's important to inform local communities where such facilities might be located that…...

47+ min ago (853+ words) MANILA, Philippines" Social media platform TikTok has joined the yearend data frenzy by unveiling its top artists and songs used on its videos for 2025. TikTok has embraced its identity as the launchpad for viral tracks, with artists like Alex Warren, Lola Youngand sombr earning virality through the platform this year. Relatively older tracks managed to be reintroduced all the same, such as the Black Eyed Peas' "Rock That Body" and Rihanna's "Breakin' Dishes" as users first heard and streamed them on TikTok. Withmore than 30 billion views and 12 millioncreations using their music on TikTok, global girl group Katseye " featuring Filipina leader Sophia Laforteza " was deemed TikTok's Global Artist of the Year, mostly thanks to hit tracks "Gnarly" and "Gabriela." "Gnarly" was Katseye's first-ever entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and the global dance trend the group created was attempted by the likes…...

55+ min ago (173+ words) Airspan Networks, a leading global provider of wireless network solutions, announced that it has been selected by Rakuten Mobile to provide Open RAN compliant radios to be deployed across Rakuten's nationwide mobile network in Japan. This milestone represents the industry's first commercial deployment directly supported through grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for Open RAN (ORAN) development and solidifies Airspan's position as a strategic radio unit (RU) provider for Rakuten Mobile's cloud-native Open RAN mobile network. Rakuten Mobile has deployed the world's first fully cloud-native network and is the largest HetNet Open RAN Network with over 345,000 cells deployed from different radio vendors with a single unified common software layer. Beyond Technical Exercise; disrupting the industry, paving the way for new era of Telecommunications The Rakuten Mobile deployment offers a blueprint for how ORAN, supported by strategic government…...