Microsoft deletes blog telling users to train AI on pirated Harry Potter books

The blog recommended that users learn to train their own AI models by downloading the Harry Potter dataset and then uploading text files to Azure Blob Storage. It included example models based on a ...
CNN

DOGE shared Social Security data to unauthorized server, according to court filing

A Department of Government Efficiency employee shared Social Security data without agency officials’ knowledge and in violation of security protocols, the Justice Department said in a court filing ...
Bleeping Computer

Target's dev server offline after hackers claim to steal source code

Update, Jan 13th, 2026: Multiple Target employees have now confirmed in our follow-up report the authenticity of leaked source code sample set and shared internal announcements regarding an access ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Advisor References External Sources

Google rolled out Ads Advisor and Analytics Advisor a few weeks ago and did you know that it can reference and cite third-party external sources, outside of just Google's own help documentation? Well, ...
Reuters

Exclusive: Micron to exit server chips business in China after ban, sources say

SEOUL/SHANGHAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Micron (MU.O), opens new tab plans to stop supplying server chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its ...
CNBC

Micron to exit server chips business in China after ban, Reuters sources say

Micron plans to stop supplying server chips to data centers in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, two people ...
Search Engine Land

Google open-sources ads API MCP server for AI developers

This change will allow AI applications to access and analyze Google Ads data through natural language for the first time. The MCP Server for Google Ads is now publicly available on GitHub, Google ...
TechRepublic

Google Releases Data Commons MCP Server to Supercharge AI Agents

Google Releases Data Commons MCP Server to Supercharge AI Agents Your email has been sent What is MCP? From queries to reports in a single step Testing the server in the field Building trust into AI ...
TechCrunch

Google makes real-world data more accessible to AI — and training pipelines will love it

Google is turning its vast public data trove into a goldmine for AI with the debut of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server — enabling developers, data scientists, and AI agents to ...
InfoWorld

Google releases MCP server to Data Commons public data sets

MCP Server enables AI agents to handle a full range of data-driven queries of Data Commons data sources, from initial discovery to generative reports, Google said. Looking to make public data access ...
TheServerSide

Host your own Bluesky Personal Data Server (PDS) tutorial

Personal Data Servers are the persistent data stores of the Bluesky network. It houses a user's data, stores credentials, and if a user is kicked off the Bluesky network the Personal Data Server admin ...
Microsoft

How our team chose between Dataverse and SQL Server

Choosing between Microsoft Dataverse and Microsoft SQL Server resulted in us having to decide between two good options. Microsoft Digital stories Editor’s note: This story was created with the help of ...