Sleeping with a humidifier running was one of the best decisions I ever made. Living in a condo with forced-air heat can make things really dry, and waking up in the middle of the night because of a ...

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging in its complaint that the AI giant has committed “massive copyright infringement.” Britannica, which owns ...

Evan Selinger is a professor of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a frequent contributor to Globe Ideas. He is the coauthor of “Move Slow and Upgrade: The Power of Incremental ...

President Donald Trump is bringing big tech companies to the White House Wednesday to sign a pledge to provide their own power for data centers. Trump promised to cut electricity prices in half during ...

After humming along at a robust pace for much of 2025, the economy hit a wall in the fourth quarter, with a six-week government shutdown and slowdown in consumer spending stunting growth at the end of ...

The automaker is jumping into the competitive market of energy storage, after ditching its plans to churn out EV batteries. The Ford Motor Co. found itself last year with a factory to spare. Its new ...

Arizona has become a popular location for data centers, which are crucial for modern technology but also strain local resources. Communities are divided, with some residents protesting the facilities' ...

In these politically divisive times, there’s one thing we all agree on—we don’t want a giant data center in our backyard. Behold, the hyperscale data center! Massive structures, with thousands of ...

There’s a well-worn pattern in the development of AI chatbots. Researchers discover a vulnerability and exploit it to do something bad. The platform introduces a guardrail that stops the attack from ...