AI’s Data Center Boom Is Testing Power Grids And Local Communities

Data centers are an economic boom in some areas and are behind the artificial intelligence economy. However, the cost to ...
Yahoo

'Data Center Basics' meeting draws a large crowd

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 14—AUSTIN, Minn. — About 100 people showed up to get the basics on data centers — the new development topic that's sweeping ...
New Atlas

What's the deal with space-based data centers for AI?

Terrestrial data centers are so 2025. We're taking our large-scale compute infrastructure into orbit, baby! Or at least, that ...
Crain's Detroit

Data center proposals are flying. Here's how they'll test Michigan's resources.

OpenAI’s massive data center plan, called Stargate, in Saline Township is what it says it is — hyperscale. The initial $7 billion buildout is on a scale the state has never seen. Other OpenAI/Oracle ...
Morning Overview on MSNOpinion

Data center boom turns California desert into a shocking 'sacrifice zone'

The race to build the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence and cloud computing is colliding with the fragile ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Northern Virginia ‘ground zero’ for living with data centers

LOUDOUN — When Julia Mason moved into her new home in Loudoun Meadows six years ago, the community was less than 10 years old, and the view across Quail Ridge Lake was a farm, with woods and a red-and ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Wisconsin towns sign NDAs as $1B data center deals with Microsoft and Meta spark outrage

In small Wisconsin cities, billion dollar data center projects tied to Microsoft and Meta are reshaping local economies ...
Star Tribune

NDAs, code names and shell companies: How Minnesota officials support data center secrecy

As the development firm Oppidan explored building a large-scale data center in North Mankato, they emailed a request: “Can the city sign an NDA?” Five minutes later, North Mankato said yes. The city’s ...