MariaDB to Acquire GridGain: Architecting the Real-Time Foundation for the Agentic Enterprise

MariaDB plc today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GridGain Systems, Inc., the pioneer of in-memory computing and creator of open source Apache Ignite. By merging ...
InfoWorld

The browser is your database: Local-first comes of age

The thick client is making a comeback. Here’s how next-generation local databases like PGlite and RxDB are bringing ...
GeekWire

Washington state has embraced data centers – but now it’s looking to set terms of engagement

Racks of servers inside an AWS data center in 2023. (AWS Photo / Noah Berger) Lisa Karstetter grew up in Eastern Washington’s agricultural country. By the mid-2000s, she was running the Quincy Valley ...
The Texas Tribune

Texans are demanding their local governments push pause on data centers. Can they?

Share your feedback and you could win $50. Never miss a story with The Brief, our free newsletter. Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. The Texas Tribune Independent ...
Forbes

AI’s Data Center Boom Is Testing Power Grids And Local Communities

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
WTHR

Meta breaks ground on $10B data center campus at LEAP district

LEBANON, — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun joined executives of Meta Platforms Inc. Wednesday as the company broke ground on a more than $10 billion data center campus at the LEAP Innovation and Research ...
CBS News

TikTok to launch local feed that taps users' geolocation data

TikTok said Wednesday that it's rolling out a new local feed that shows videos from nearby businesses and services based on users' precise geolocation data. Users of the social media platform will now ...
CBS News

Data center building boom stirs pushback in state and local politics

Washington correspondent, CBS News 24/7 and CBS Stations Natalie Brand is a Washington correspondent covering the White House and Capitol Hill for CBS News 24/7 and CBS Stations. Greg Pirio bought his ...
TechCrunch

TikTok launches an opt-in Local Feed in the US leveraging users’ precise location

TikTok on Wednesday announced the launch of a new “Local Feed” in the U.S. version of the app, which displays content related to travel, news, events, shopping, and dining near the user’s current ...
Android

TikTok's New Local Feed Uses Your Precise Location Data, but it's Opt-in

TikTok has launched a new Local Feed feature in the US. This is designed to help users stay connected to their community. It displays local content related to travel, events, restaurants, and shopping ...
Lifehacker

TikTok's First US-Exclusive Feature Is a Local Feed That Wants Your Location Data

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. February ...
Network World

Energy providers seek flexible load strategies for data center operations

Programs designed to enable load flexibility and demand response in data centers are becoming more critical as constraints on the electric grid intensify. A survey of U.S. energy professionals shows ...