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The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, is announcing that DocumentDB—a fast-growing open source document database from Microsoft—has joined the ...

As legal cannabis has expanded around the United States for both recreational and medical use, companies have amassed troves of data about customers and their transactions. People who have applied for ...

Original story from August 18th, 2025: If you’re a Gmail user, you need to be particularly careful right now as criminals are currently targeting Gmail accounts. Hackers from a group called ...

When a hospital or nonprofit falls victim to a cyberattack, it's hard to place blame. Cybersecurity isn't their strength, and many lack the budget for a dedicated security team, let alone a chief ...

A number of homes in Waterbury's East End, photographed on July 23, 2025, are still supplied by lead service lines. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism ...

Scroll down to find a searchable Milford town employee database. Search by name, job title and other fields to see payroll data. Eight people on the town of Milford’s payroll earned more than $200,000 ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — 8 On Your Side is taking a closer look at the investigative tools the St. Pete Police Department uses to fight crime. We’re talking about a national database through the ...

A new state database tracking police use-of-force data across Washington is now live. State officials say they're hopeful having a centralized database will lead to more data-driven policies and ...

Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...

Four years after it was mandated by lawmakers, a database that catalogs when police use force against people is finally getting up and running, promising to add another layer of transparency in police ...