Microsoft is still forcing you to back up your files to the cloud, but recent changes have made it easier to restore your local files. Too bad those changes aren't documented.

Zerobyte is one of my favorite backup tools out there. It uses Restic for the actual backup engine and adds an intuitive web ...

Electric bills in the Chicago area could go up as much as $70 in the next three years because of data centers, according to the Citizens Utility Board. The nonprofit utility watchdog is calling on ...

November’s job report may be distorted as a result of the government shutdown, limiting how much it will influence the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision in January. By Ben Casselman and ...

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...

When a derecho slammed into the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in 2020, Diana Lokenvitz had time for exactly one glance out her window. A wall of clouds had poured in from the west, swallowing Palo, Iowa, ...

In recent months, the Trump administration has opened a deregulatory floodgate in the name of building more data centers. Among other things, this has involved ordering rollbacks of clean water ...

Nike Carstarphen’s electricity bill is rising, even when she’s using less power. The Baltimore resident’s electricity rate jumped 20% from August to September, even though she had cut her usage 40%, ...

AT&T users impacted by data breaches could be entitled to up to $7,500 after a major class action settlement. The $177 million settlement stems from two lawsuits which alleged that AT&T failed to ...

In the world of data centers, ensuring a facility will be online 99.999 percent of the time, is everything. Access to power is the number one priority when developers are trying to figure out where to ...

Data centers fueling the AI boom are driving up the nation’s demand for electricity — and possibly your utility bill along with it. There are several reasons power is getting more expensive in the US.

Backing up data seems straightforward enough, but it’s easy to overlook critical steps that ensure your data is safe, secure, and easily retrievable. Here are the top things to consider when drawing ...