Gov. Tina Kotek said Tuesday that data centers’ impact on Oregon is “not sustainable” at the current growth rate, citing the industry’s consumption of water, energy and community resources. The ...

The Trump White House wants tech companies to publicly commit to ensuring that their data centers won’t raise electricity prices, stress local water supplies, or complicate grid reliability, Politico ...

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In May of 2025, MySQL celebrated its 30th anniversary. Not many technology projects go strong for three decades, let alone at the level of use that MySQL enjoys. MySQL is listed at #2 on the ...

With utilities quoting four‑to‑ten‑year wait times — and one offering a 12‑year study period — Google says grid constraints are becoming the defining limit on AI‑era data center growth. Google says ...

A decade from now, we may remember the early excitement of generative AI: the first time a machine wrote for us, analyzed data for us or created artwork in seconds. We may also remember something far ...

Update: New information added to the end of the story. The latest incarnation of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has suffered a data breach, with its user database table leaked online.

Electrical substation infrastructure increasingly sits at the front of data center project planning as utilities tighten grid access and require major power upgrades ...

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...

In the main square of the Tuscan town of Lucca, Japanese games designer Hideo Kojima stands on the balcony and receives the kind of fevered welcome reserved for rockstars from the crowd below. Lucca ...