Web scraping is an automated method of collecting data from websites and storing it in a structured format. We explain ...

Palantir’s systems, including those at the C.D.C., rely on a platform called Foundry that could merge information from different agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services, the Food ...

Well, saddle up and prepare your card details, because Overclocked: An archive of graphics card box art is now available from authors Mike McCabe and Sam Bailey, and it features what looks like a ...

The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate because of staff shortages. Economists warn that could make for less accurate cost-of-living measures.

Some states, including Iowa and Ohio, recently said they were preparing to comply with the USDA's request for SNAP data. A coalition of SNAP recipients and hunger, privacy and student groups sued ...

Fairfax County, Virginia, is considering changing who collects residential trash, a step that some local business owners worry will put their futures in jeopardy.

Some lawmakers are hesitant. In data center hotspots, some lawmakers are pushing back. Lawmakers in Oregon are advancing legislation to order utility regulators to ensure data centers pay the cost of ...

The Big Data Institute (BDI) and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) have jointly established a national data bank as a central mechanism for secure and transparent ...