In these politically divisive times, there’s one thing we all agree on—we don’t want a giant data center in our backyard.

For most of the last decade, data centers have been synonymous with size. These sprawling, warehouse-scale installations ...

Micron makes hardware components that are critical for AI data centers, and demand is exceeding supply, yet its stock is one ...

Microsoft is trying to win over communities concerned about AI data centers. The company's president, Brad Smith, is meeting ...

Johns Hopkins energy research scholar Abe Silverman discusses the environmental and economic considerations related to the ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — An influx of proposals for massive, hyperscale data centers to power artificial intelligence and other computing technologies dominated the headlines in 2025. There are no signs ...

As Kansas City positions itself as a data center hub, it begs the question: what are the potential consequences?

We use data centers every day. So why are they so controversial in the communities where tech companies want to build them?

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Beware the coming artificial-intelligence boom, says Gov. Kathy Hochul: The new tech will spawn “massive data centers” poised ...