We use data centers every day. So why are they so controversial in the communities where tech companies want to build them?

The AI boom over the last five or six years really started to accelerate when AI became much more integrated and valuable to ...

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An expert says the rise is “the tip of the iceberg" A recent U.S. Department of Energy report found that data centers used approximately 4.4% of total U.S. electricity in 2023, and are expected to ...

Data centers have become the physical backbone of the artificial intelligence boom, but the buildout is running into a wall ...

CyrusOne’s Jim Roche details how AI-driven workloads, high-density racks, and liquid cooling are transforming the data center–utility relationship. Only a decade ago, few in the power sector could ...

A British company wants to build its first U.S. data center in Lansing, leaving many residents asking a simple question: why here? The question is part of WKAR’s week-long series exploring data ...

LANSING, (Mich.) WLNS — Amid a Tuesday protest at the State Capitol, Michigan State University hosted a panel about the future of data centers in the state. 6 News has previously reported on a ...

PROPOSED DATA CENTER WOULD AFFECT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. FROM NOISE TO WATER POLLUTION. REPORTER FELICITY TAYLOR HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE CONTROVERSY FOR MONTHS. SHE JOINS US NOW FROM SPRINGDALE BOROUGH, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The county seat of Santa Clara is touting its partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric, claiming the city is “the ...

In the golden hills of Puglia, a southern region of Italy known today for its olive trees, white cliffs and turquoise mediterranean coves, Lorenzo Avello has artificial intelligence on his mind.

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Google recently unveiled Project Suncatcher, a ...