How AI Is Putting Data Center Infrastructure Under Pressure

As AI workloads scale, data center infrastructure faces mounting pressure from power demand, grid constraints and cooling ...
Wired

The AI Data Center Boom Is Warping the US Economy

The amount of capital pouring into AI data center projects is staggering. Last week, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon reported their 2025 capital expenditures would total roughly $370 billion, ...
CNET

The AI Data Center Boom Is Driving Up Electricity Costs, Research Shows

Electricity bills are rising around the US, but they're rising even more sharply in areas located near data centers, according to an investigation into power costs by Bloomberg. The price of wholesale ...
Wired

If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go

A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built. An extensive new analysis looks ...
Bloomberg L.P.

The New Billionaires Behind the AI Data Center Boom

For nearly as long as modern computing has been around, so have the boxy, unassuming data centers that host servers and networking equipment. But the vast capacity needed for the artificial ...
Business Insider

See where data centers are across the US on our interactive map

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 ...
WLKY

Get the Facts: What are the pros and cons of data centers?

REVIEW COMMITTEE APPROVED THE PROJECT IN JUNE. TONIGHT, WE’RE GETTING THE FACTS ABOUT WHAT DATA CENTERS ARE AND WHY THEY’RE SO CONTROVERSIAL. ADDIE MEINERS GOT SOME ANSWERS FROM AN EXPERT. ADDIE RICK, ...
WKAR

Your guide to Michigan’s data center boom — and the growing backlash

Data centers are sparking controversy in communities across Michigan. This photo was taken on a street in Ypsilanti Township. Data centers are making headlines across the country and Michigan is no ...
CNN

Why these companies want to send data centers into space

Advances in artificial intelligence are driving surging demand for data centers. But these warehouse-like facilities, containing computers that process and store data, require a lot of land and huge ...
CNET

These 2 Cities Are Pushing Back on Data Centers. Here's What They're Worried About

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...
The Texas Tribune

A new South Texas data center will rely on untapped renewable energy

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WHIO

I-TEAM: Data centers, water, and secrets: Companies using NDAs to hide their names, water usage

MIAMI VALLEY — There are hundreds of data centers operating across Ohio. The facilities power the internet and Artificial Intelligence (AI). There are at least two more of them on the way to the ...