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Virginia data centers consume too much water, and things will only get worse with AI

TechSpot

The Commonwealth of Virginia, particularly Northern Virginia, hosts the largest data center market in the world. The state is home to around 300 facilities, according to recent data, and these centers require vast amounts of electricity and water to keep global internet services running. Water usage, in particular, is becoming.

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Watch Google’s Wing drones make deliveries to folks in Virginia

Digital Trends

A trial drone delivery service operated by Google's Wing unit is celebrating a year of operations in Christiansburg, Virginia.

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Big Lots store openings update: See the full list of ‘2nd wave’ locations that will reopen for business in May

Fast Company Tech

Additional second-wave stores will be located in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia. North Carolina will see the biggest number of Big Lots openings in the second wave, with 12 locations set to open in the state.

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West Virginia VOAD Receives the Governor’s Service Award

VisionLink

VisionLink would like to congratulate the Member Agencies of the West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) on receiving the Governor’s Service Award. The award honors WV VOAD’s dedication to service and acknowledges their commitment to volunteerism throughout West Virginia.

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Apple and Google’s COVID-19 tracking system will make its full US debut in new Virginia app

The Verge

This week, Virginia plans to release a COVID-19 exposure notification app based on the specifications published by Apple and Google in April. No location data or personal information is ever collected, stored or transmitted to VDH as part of the app,” a health department official told Virginia Public Media , which first reported the news.

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[FREE WEBINAR] How to Use Mobile Messaging to Grow Your Nonprofit and Boost Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Heather Kopec , Director of Annual Giving, Virginia Tech. How Virginia Tech uses mobile messaging in their campaigns and the results. << Presented by: Corey Blake , Digital Marketing Strategist, MobileCause. Leah Libolt , Senior Digital Marketing Strategist, MobileCause.

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 62: The Impact of Wealth Screening as a Prospecting Tool

NonProfit PRO

In this episode of The NonProfit Voice Tech Series, Mark Becker is joined by Shana Bradley, coordinator of prospect development at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Ryan Woroniecki, an adviser at DonorSearch, to discover how to approach wealth screenings, as well as the impact they can have on a nonprofit organization.

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