US datacenters used about 17 billion gallons of water in 2023, triple the amount in 2014, according to a report from the US Congressional Research Service (CRS). The report notes that direct water use…
A new essay from The Walrus warns that the internet's collective memory is disappearing as AI systems degrade the web's knowledge infrastructure. The piece highlights how AI-driven search results, lin…
A June 2026 analysis by Kerri J. Malloy, assistant professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies at San José State University and a citizen of the Yurok and Karuk peoples, published in Governing…
Researchers used large language models to extract information on bank runs from millions of digitized historical newspaper pages, creating the most comprehensive database of U.S. bank runs. The datase…
The Library of Congress has joined AI4LAM, an international organization exploring AI use in cultural heritage, as a founding member. The group, now with over 40 institutional members, aims to ensure …
The American250 Time Capsule, sealed on July 4, 2026, at Independence National Historical Park, contains contributions from all 50 states, U.S. territories, and national partners, including a future p…
The article discusses the rediscovery and recreation of the 1855 New York and Erie Railroad organizational diagram, one of the first org charts in American business. Designed by superintendent Daniel …
The article describes the author's attempt to digitally recreate Moses Harris's 18th-century color wheels from *The Natural System of Colours*, which were among the first to show primary, secondary, a…