But data centers, of course, aren’t actually new. In the earliest days of computing there were giant power-sucking mainframes ...

The news comes a month after the search giant unveiled plans to invest $40 billion in Texas, including three new data centers ...

Communities across the U.S. are reading about — and learning from — each other's battles against data center proposals that ...

In June, Business Insider published an investigation into the data center industry. We wanted to dig into the pace of growth in light of the artificial intelligence boom, as well as the resources the ...

Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more. Google will put the $40 billion toward three new data centers in Texas, according to the Houston Chronicle, eventually bringing the ...

A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted an unexpected trend: the data center jobs boom is creating a surge in high-paying jobs, especially for workers in the skilled trades. As companies race ...

Data-center operators worldwide are racing to build hyperscale infrastructure for the fast-growing artificial-intelligence sector. Spending on chips is generally lumped together with data-center ...

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...

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The demand for data centers is growing faster than our ability to mitigate their skyrocketing economic and environmental costs Amber X. Chen - AAAS Mass Media Fellow As the demand for A.I. increases, ...

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the economics and environmental impacts of energy-hungry data centers and whether these facilities are sustainable in the age of AI. Tech giants have been ...

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 ...