The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming ...

OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI's water concerns are "totally fake." The truth about AI's impact on natural resources is more complicated. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...

Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers. Brian Janous, co-founder of Cloverleaf ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Emissions from data centers can cause breathing issues and premature deaths for those living nearby, according to a new report. The report was compiled by Community & ...

Boom Supersonic wants to build the world’s first commercial supersonic airliner. Founded in 2014, the company set out to make air travel dramatically faster — up to twice the speed of today’s ...

What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers? Your email has been sent The AI data center boom is reshaping economies while straining power grids, water supplies, and communities. Here’s the real cost ...

Despite many proposals, there is little consensus among governors, lawmakers and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity. By Ivan Penn and ...

Google parent Alphabet said it will acquire Intersect, a data center company, for $4.75 billion in cash and the assumption of debt. Alphabet said the acquisition will help bring more data center and ...

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 ...

How is AI and data leadership at large organizations being transformed by the accelerating pace of AI adoption? Do these leaders’ mandates need to change? And should overseeing AI and data be viewed ...

The federal government has underscored the central role of reliable data in early warning detection, improved public health outcomes, and the drive toward Universal Health Coverage, praising a ...

When the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a massive database of information about Medicaid recipients in June 2025, privacy and medical justice advocates sounded ...