A Florida House bill to regulate data centers is gaining support after weeks of being ignored. The proposed legislation is backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis but opposed by President Trump. The bill would ...

Legislation putting new restrictions on large-scale data centers, major plank of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to put guardrails on artificial intelligence, cleared its first House committee on Tuesday. The ...

Being in two places at once may not be possible, but here in Florida, it is technically possible to hike in two states in a single day-and that’s pretty bucket-list-worthy! For this adventure, we’ll ...

There are several proposals across Florida to build new, hyperscale data centers for artificial intelligence. But local communities are increasingly raising concerns over how many resources these ...

“I have massive concerns with the state’s ability to deal with anything in tech,” says House Speaker Daniel Perez of Miami. TNS / Miami Herald File illustration Tallahassee Late last year, Gov. Ron ...

Most Florida voters are open data centers positively impacting their tax bill. Two controversial ideas. One unexpectedly warm reception. A new poll commissioned by the Associated Industries of Florida ...

Wearing bright yellow T-shirts, five members of the advocacy group Climate Coalition Montgomery County attended the Planning Board's Feb. 12 meeting about a proposed ZTA focused on regulating data ...

Florida doesn't have a hyperscale data center operating yet, but proposals to build them are emerging all across the state. There are many traditional data centers here, though, where external servers ...

These facilities use excessive amounts of electricity and water. Development plans are being discussed in Polk, Palm Beach, Martin, and Citrus counties. Florida doesn't have a hyperscale data center ...

Racks of servers inside an AWS data center in 2023. (AWS Photo / Noah Berger) Lisa Karstetter grew up in Eastern Washington’s agricultural country. By the mid-2000s, she was running the Quincy Valley ...

A hearing over a planned more than 850-acre data center campus in Colleton County drew hours of public testimony in December opposing the project. Cheers and clapping filled the room as residents ...