Residents rarely learn how data centers and their noise and energy and water use may affect their lives until it’s too late.

Big Tech companies are continuing their data center spending spree, as seen in Q2 announcements of increased AI capital expenditures from Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. What exactly are the tech ...

American Electric Power Ohio said it needs the tech companies to pay up in order to prevent the utility from passing on the rising costs to consumers.

Meta has been scrambling to overhaul and build out infrastructure to accommodate its push into generative AI for the last several years, refashioning its data centers to support the types of chips ...

Concerns about the environmental impact of AI are prompting big tech firms to explore exotic options for reducing emissions.

Meta’s privacy center and blog posts acknowledge hoovering up public posts and comments from Facebook and Instagram to train generative AI: We use ... vague about how data is used, when it ...

Big tech representatives say they do what they can to reduce emissions from their in-house data centers. But a new analysis shows that the true costs might be far higher.

Meta’s stock surged 13.69% in Aug., surpassing ... driven by the booming demand for AI and data center solutions. However, its high valuation — currently trading at a price-to earnings ...

Several individuals, including consultants and tech employees, opposed AEP's request, arguing that the new rates would be ...

"Our newest AI-optimized data centers currently under construction will feature dry-cooling technology," Meta said in its report. "Dry cooling uses air as the cooling medium minimizing water usage, ...

Renderings suggest at least two data center buildings are planned. Once operational, the Aiken Data Center will be optimized for AI workloads. Meta previously paused its data center build-out amid a ...