While data centers that power artificial intelligence have received a lot of attention for their massive energy use, one often overlooked impact has been the amount of water they consume. One group ...

The data centers at the heart of the AI boom are producing so much heat that they’re spiking land temperatures for miles around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, new research suggests. The effect ...

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming ...

As seen on diginomica passim, the music industry has a complicated relationship with data and AI. While there’s justifiable concern that emerging technology can be used to shortcut the creative ...

Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers. Brian Janous, co-founder of Cloverleaf ...

Two guns found in backpacks after fight on Florida high school campus, four arrested A fight at Plant City High School on Friday led to the discovery of two guns in backpacks, one loaded, prompting ...

Bobby Angst, business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 648 — which covers Butler County and much of Warren County — said proposed data centers represents hundreds ...

SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, creating the world’s most valuable private company, the spaceflight company announced Monday. Musk, who is also the CEO of SpaceX, ...

Meta is building a $1 billion, 700,000-square-foot data center in Beaver Dam, expected to be operational in 2027. The facility will support Meta's apps and will be optimized for artificial ...

Washington – New research from the environmental advocacy group Food & Water Watch demonstrates that common claims of robust job creation from the ballooning data center industry are grossly inflated.

MENOMONIE, Wis. (WEAU0 - Menomonie City Council voted unanimously Monday night to create a new zoning ordinance for data center projects. This comes after the city experienced major push back from a ...