Generative AI models require the backing of physical data centers that demand huge amounts of power and water. As interest in the technology has ballooned, more data centers have popped up across the ...

A data center proposed for Pittsylvania County could bring over 2,000 jobs to the area with an average wage of more than ...

IREN has more than 4.5 gigawatts of projects in its pipeline and buys its own Nvidia chips, which allows it to make more lucrative deals with clients. Cipher Digital operates using a low-risk model ...

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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 ...

Measures seeking to block or rein in data center construction are gaining momentum at the state and local level, as Americans increasingly sour on the massive buildout of AI infrastructure in their ...

Amazon and Microsoft data centers to power AI are springing up in some of the most competitive congressional districts in Pennsylvania. Incumbent Republicans in those districts are at risk of being ...

The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.

Voters in Virginia, a global hub for the hulking warehouses of computers known as data centers, have turned sharply against the facilities after previously welcoming them, a Washington Post-Schar ...

Data centers are physical facilities that house the technology needed for digital services like generative AI and cloud computing. The growth of data centers is raising environmental concerns due to ...

The possibility of Harford County’s Mountain Branch Golf Club being turned into a data center is drawing backlash from the mostly rural community surrounding the site on Mountain Road in Joppa. Bill ...

The booming data center industry faces growing pushback from communities and politicians. Industry executives worry that there hasn't been a coordinated response to its image problems. As states ...