With so much data stored on ephemeral mediums like hard drives and magnetic tape, what will remain of our civilization in the millennia to come? Thanks to an innovation from Microsoft researchers, the ...

Senate Republicans are hoping to move full steam ahead on Trump-backed voter ID legislation, but there’s one problem — the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is still shut down. Though negotiations ...

Shares of Caterpillar, the maker of mining and construction machinery, are up more than 30% since year-end, making it the biggest contributor to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. WSJ’s Jonathan Weil ...

On February 5, 2026, five Illinois residents filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft in a federal court in Washington. The plaintiffs, including Alex Basich, Kristin Bondlow, and three others, ...

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could potentially accelerate its massive U.S. build-out of the server ...

Federal immigration agents detain a man during an operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HOUSTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 20: TSA officers working at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday, Nov. 20, in Houston, ...

The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005 following the 9/11 attacks, set federal security standards for state-issued IDs such as driver’s licenses. In Texas, REAL ID–compliant cards are marked with ...

These recent WhatsApp messages of a Venezuelan family – who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals – underscore the caution civilians are taking in their daily conversations, on social media ...

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Senate approved Senate Bill 495 and House Bill 4141, aiming to limit student cell phone use during instructional time in schools. After months of negotiations, lawmakers ...

Can you use a passport instead of a REAL ID? Yes. Can you use a REAL ID instead of a passport? No. Starting Feb. 1, airline passengers without an acceptable form of ID can verify their ID using TSA ...

Organizations have a wealth of unstructured data that most AI models can’t yet read. Preparing and contextualizing this data is essential for moving from AI experiments to measurable results. In ...