Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's ...

A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows ...

Scott Twp. supervisors this week approved a zoning amendment regulating both data centers and solar farms, despite public input calling for a pause on any action. The amendment restricts data centers ...

Tennessee hasn't traditionally been a tech hub, but the 60+ data centers and counting could change that. What to know about ...

Measures seeking to block or rein in data center construction are gaining momentum at the state and local level, as Americans ...

Space-based data centers are being explored as one potential approach to addressing challenges related to AI infrastructure, ...

AI simplifies processes and drives new efficiencies. But data centers harm the environment, and these companies are helping ...

Many consumers – and state policymakers and even utility companies – are worried about the possibility of large numbers of ...

A Florida House bill to regulate data centers is gaining support after weeks of being ignored. The proposed legislation is backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis but opposed by President Trump. The bill would ...

As tech companies set their sights on Indigenous lands, an activist said, “We’re always the one that ends up having to sacrifice our relationship to land, air, water, our communities and our nonhuman ...

Experts warn that data centers are emerging as military targets in modern warfare, raising new concerns about cyber threats, ...

Houstonians want their personal and business data stored in the state — but they don't want to pay for the new power ...