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Tech News Today: Data Centers, Solar Breakthroughs, Security Flaws, and Census Policy

Tech News Today Census Proposal Would Stop Counting Undocumented Immigrants—and Ignore Race and Sexual Orientation A draft rule reviewed by WIRED proposes to prevent the census from counting undocumented immigrants and would bar questions about race and sexual orientation to protect against what it calls 'distortions.' Read

The Junior-Gap Paradox: Stanford Research Highlights How AI May Be Undermining Entry-Level Knowledge Work

The Emerging Challenge for Early-Career Workers New research from Stanford University suggests that the rapid adoption of AI tools in knowledge work sectors may be creating an unexpected obstacle for junior employees. The phenomenon, dubbed the "Junior-Gap Paradox," describes how automation that handles entry-level tasks could deprive newer

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Amazon's Texas Data Center Plans Would Rely on Massive On-Site Gas-Fired Power Plant

Amazon is moving forward with plans for a large-scale data center in West Texas that would be paired with an on-site power plant capable of producing 7.65 gigawatts of electricity—potentially ranking it among the largest single sources of climate pollution in the country. According to reporting by the

OpenAI Pauses Astra AI Model Development Over Security Concerns

OpenAI has decided to pause work on its Astra AI model due to security concerns, according to multiple news sources. The company, known for developing ChatGPT and other large language models, cited cybersecurity risk concerns as the primary reason for temporarily suspending development of the new model. The decision represents

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Census Proposal Would Restrict Counting of Undocumented Immigrants and Data on Race, Sexual Orientation

A draft rule reviewed by WIRED outlines a proposal that would significantly alter how the United States Census Bureau collects and reports demographic data. The proposal would prevent the counting of undocumented immigrants in census tallies. Additionally, the draft rule would bar questions about race and sexual orientation from census

Gold Metacrystal Enables Quantum Light Sorting at Room Temperature

Most quantum technologies today require extreme cold—often near absolute zero—to maintain the fragile quantum states that carry information. This dependency on cryogenic refrigeration adds significant cost and complexity to quantum devices, limiting their practical deployment. A team of scientists has now demonstrated the first quantum material capable of

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Sharpest Solar Image Ever Reveals Century-Old Plasma Vortex Prediction

A new solar photograph has set a record for the sharpest visible-light image of our star ever captured. The unprecedented resolution allowed researchers to observe, for the first time, minute plasma vortices on the Sun's surface—structures that had been predicted by theoretical models for more than a