The Energy Secretary tells me that data centers are not responsible for Americans paying higher utility bills, but consumer advocates say Americans are footing the bill for the rapid expansion of ...

Artificial intelligence companies are threatening to shun Illinois and build their most advanced data centers in Wisconsin and Indiana if the state doesn’t dilute its privacy law, the toughest in the ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Data centers are moving in. They power everything from streaming services to artificial intelligence, but critics say they are noisy and can jack up your electric bills. Now, the ...

Terrestrial data centers are so 2025. We're taking our large-scale compute infrastructure into orbit, baby! Or at least, that's what Big Tech is yelling from the rooftops at the moment. It's quite a ...

The process to bring a data center to Columbus has begun. “It is the first step in a long process of getting a data center here,” Kendrick said during the meeting. Kendrick said a site has not been ...

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...

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The high water demand of data centers causes significant problems. Large volumes of often potable, drinking-quality water are used for cooling, putting pressure on local water supplies and competing ...

It seems like every tech company wants a piece of Indiana these days, with the giants from Silicon Valley buying up land to construct buildings packed with IT equipment. But while the Hoosier state ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Utility regulators in Texas will start asking data centers and crypto-mining operations statewide within a narrow timeframe to share information about how much water they’re using and ...

Superconducting cables could make for more compact data centers. Superconducting cables could make for more compact data centers. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment ...

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could potentially accelerate its massive U.S. build-out of the server ...