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 ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) might still spark debate, but as industries rapidly integrate AI and other digital tools, learning these skills is quickly becoming a necessity rather than a niche ...

A Tennessee mother recounts how her son's friend died by suicide after TikTok's algorithm showed him related content. The article argues that social media and AI algorithms can create a dangerous ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes a federal moratorium on data center construction (“AI Is a Threat to Everything the American People Hold Dear,” op-ed, April 3). Trying to hit the “pause” button on ...

Hyperscales are increasingly tapping private credit and debt markets to finance the build-out of AI data centers. The huge sums of money flowing into the sector pose both risks and rewards for ...

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 ...

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Google has signed agreements with five U.S. electric utilities in states from Arkansas to Minnesota to curtail its electricity use during periods of peak demand, the company said on March 19, in its ...

America really hates data centers. While the rise of grassroots data center opposition makes compelling evidence on its own, a new survey by the Pew Research Center shows just how bad the tech ...

For its first three decades, the data center industry was not used to the limelight, quietly building server closets in office basements and later the infrastructure to power credit cards, digital ...

Top AI executives on Wednesday pledged to cover the energy costs created by their data centers at an event with President Donald Trump, as the administration tries to respond to voter backlash against ...