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IBM unveils its first quantum computer in Illinois at Hyde Park Labs

By Robert Channick
Nov 06, 2026 3:50 pm - IBM unveiled its first quantum computer in Illinois Friday at Hyde Park Labs, ushering in an era of potentially transformative technological advancement, with Chicago at the center of development.
AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

By MARC LEVY
Nov 06, 2026 7:15 am - After a campaign season filled with outrage against artificial intelligence data centers, the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths.
It’s projected to cost ComEd $3.1 billion to connect data centers to the grid

By Maggie Dougherty
Oct 27, 2026 9:25 am - ComEd data shows that the cost of connecting 30 data centers to the utility’s grid will cost upwards of $3 billion. Some of the spending has already been completed, with the rest of the investments to be made by 2031. The data center developers have paid $721 million in deposits for the infrastructure needed to connect to the grid. Utility watchdogs warn that Illinois households and small businesses could end up footing the bill for the gap.
Risks spelled out for Anthropic investors include possible harms from runaway AI

By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Oct 27, 2026 7:26 am - Any time a company looks to start selling shares on Wall Street, it’s required to disclose potential risks for investors. In the case of artificial intelligence giant Anthropic, that has included the possibility that its products could threaten nothing less than humanity itself.
T5-funded study says data center will bring in billions; opponents scoff at the numbers

By Joseph States
Oct 26, 2026 9:39 am - A study commissioned by T5 lauds the economic benefits its Grayslake data center development will bring to Illinois, claiming it will generate nearly $10 billion in total economic output by 2031.
Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets

By MARC LEVY and KAITLYN HUAMANI
Oct 23, 2026 1:30 pm - With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America's technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses.
Rush is on to patch AI-discovered software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide

By The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2026 7:59 am - Governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to about 70% of websites globally.
Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research

By The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2026 7:03 am - Some of the key data centers at the heart of Russia’s technical prowess have been knocked out by Ukrainian drone attacks in the 4 1/2-year-old full-scale invasion, suffering damage that could take a long time to repair.
Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook

By MIKELLA SCHUETTLER
Oct 21, 2026 1:24 pm - A judge on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy and content moderation policies on Facebook.
AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concerns

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Oct 19, 2026 11:26 am - Many have welcomed AI agents into their online lives, and raved about how personalized assistants like Muse can handle everyday tasks with ease — from snagging a dinner reservation or planning a trip, to organizing email inboxes. But like other AI bots, the agents are only as good as the information they have access to. They perform better the more they know about a user — and perhaps also that person’s friends, family and even colleagues. That raises privacy concerns.

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