A curious case in Georgia serves as a warning for many parts of the US hastily approving data center developments without first updating their water systems to better monitor for severe upticks in ...

In the shadow of the 2008 global financial crisis, trust in the financial system was at a historic low. Banks had failed, markets had collapsed, and confidence in central institutions had been deeply ...

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jesse Brooks, a 35-year-old videographer who lives in Fayetteville, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb. It has been edited for length and clarity. The ...

Maine lawmakers on Tuesday passed a ban on large data-center construction, making it the first state to enact such a measure as communities around the U.S. deal with fallout from the ...

The United States has more than 3,000 operational data centers, and that number is expected to grow substantially in the years ahead. More than 1,500 new data centers are in various stages of ...

Institutions can publish pricing feeds onchain via a pay-as-you-go model, offering an alternative to traditional data distribution systems. Pyth Network, a blockchain data oracle provider, is ...

Maine is poised to freeze large data-center construction, which would make it the first state to enact such a measure as communities across the U.S. grapple with fallout from the boom in artificial ...

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 ...

Residents in one South Jersey community are very upset about the possibility of a data center being built in their neighborhood. The controversy stems from language in an ordinance for Monroe Township ...

The conflict in the Gulf has now claimed several new victims: data centers. This marks a sea change in warfare and will force tech companies to reevaluate their posture around national defense.

A group of Ohio residents is proposing a constitutional amendment to block most new data center projects. The amendment would prohibit data centers with a peak load over 25 megawatts, impacting many ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On the west side of Columbus, past new subdivisions and shopping centers, sits an Amazon data center that Hilliard approved in 2022. It looked like a straightforward economic ...