Environmental pressures are mounting globally. Air and water pollution claim millions of lives annually, biodiversity loss is ...

It might seem ethereal, but everything we do on the internet has a tangible effect in the real world. Here's how to cut your ...

From data centers to AI to satellites, the internet has a much bigger effect on our Earth than we might imagine.

Report: An emerging crisis for the giant social platforms - toxic and polarised online environments, but enormous potential to transform our world in positive ways.

As the environmental impact of data centres and servers explodes, driven by economic growth and rapid advancements such as AI ...

Generative AI may seem effortless to users, but behind the scenes it consumes vast amounts of energy and water—prompting a ...

Misinformation has been around almost as long as people have been communicating with one another, and its effects have been ...

SANTA CLARA LEADERS ARE RAISING concerns about how the city’s dozens of data centers affect residents and the environment. Santa Clara has more standalone ...

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the environmental impact of the internet. Specifically, I dig into how the internet works through data centers and networks ...

It has also made a big positive impact in several industries including ... and how that is taking a massive toll on the environment. Last weekend, social media was seemingly spirited away into ...

34%). Larger shares of men than women say AI will benefit other areas, like how people do their jobs and the environment. There is agreement on AI’s impact on elections, with only about one-in-ten men ...