Saturday, July 11, 2015

Facebook To Open $500M Wind-Powered Data Center in Texas

Social networking giant Facebook is developing a 200-megawatt wind-energy project to power its new data center in Fort Worth, Texas. Unveiled on Tuesday, plans for the wind-powered data center are part of the company's long-term goal to eventually...

Deepening Dependency on Technology Raises Risk of Breakdowns

Modern technology has made it easier for people to do all kinds of things, from banking to shopping to finding a date. So when technology breaks down, people's lives go haywire, too. Computer outages at United Airlines, the New York Stock Exchange...

Heroin Use and Addiction Are Surging in the U.S., CDC Report Says

Heroin use surged over the past decade, and the wave of addiction and overdose is closely related to the nation's ongoing prescription drug epidemic, federal health officials said Tuesday. A new report says that 2.6 out of every 1,000 U.S. residents...