For months, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro promised a plan to blunt fast-rising energy costs in the state by pushing power-hungry AI data centers to pay their own way. Now his office has formally ...

Tech companies could be raking in more than $1 million a pop from every American’s online data over the years — with AI firms specifically reaping potentially millions more, according to a shocking ...

The hysteria around artificial intelligence and data centers is growing, but are the public’s worst fears warranted? In this episode of “Make It Make Sense,” James Hohmann, Jason Willick and Dominic ...

Researchers studying data center impacts in Phoenix, Arizona, found that they can raise nearby air temperatures by up to 4 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius). Reading time 3 minutes As data ...

With the news that Seattle was the proposed location for five large (“hyperscale”) data centers, we were presented with an urgent question: Under what conditions, if any, would this be an acceptable ...

A worker was taken to the hospital Wednesday after a reported possible hazardous materials incident at the Nippon Dyanwave facility in Longview. Docs: Portland man waving and smiling while speeding ...

If Python developers have one consistent gripe about their beloved language, it tends to be this: Why is it so hard to take a Python program and deploy it as a standalone artifact, the way C, C++, ...

Many organizations have formal data governance programs in place, yet they struggle to translate policy into business impact. That’s often because data governance is still viewed as a back-office ...

Demand response measures — which are popping up in utility contracts and state legislation — require data centers to use less power when the grid is stressed. Rising electricity prices are prompting ...

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

As seen on diginomica passim, the music industry has a complicated relationship with data and AI. While there’s justifiable concern that emerging technology can be used to shortcut the creative ...

As data center development ramps up nationwide, community benefit agreements in cities like Cedar Rapids, Iowa, help ensure a mutually beneficial partnership between government, the private sector and ...