Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are rapidly building data centers amid the AI boom. Our interactive map shows where they are.

Streaming shows, storing photos in the cloud and using social media — all of these require data centers. Why are they so controversial in the communities where tech companies want to build them? Some ...

63% of business leaders describe their organizations as very data-driven, up 10% from 2023. Only one in two business leaders is confident about the ability to deliver timely business insights. The ...

Are energy-hungry data centers causing electric bills to go up? Utilities across the country are investing in upgrades, and the cost is often passed on to consumers. In some places, utilities are ...

Nike Carstarphen’s electricity bill is rising, even when she’s using less power. The Baltimore resident’s electricity rate jumped 20% from August to September, even though she had cut her usage 40%, ...

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Google recently courted the township of Franklin, Ind., so that it could construct a giant campus to house the computer hardware that powers its internet business. But the company needed to rezone ...

It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s actually on the horizon. Here’s a rundown on the science and economics of getting all that technology into orbit. Last year, investors pumped ...

Monthly jobs numbers and the Census Bureau might be the first—and only—things that come to mind for many Americans when they think about federal data. But government data undergirds many of the ...

MADISON, S.D. (KELO) — There has been plenty of discussion around data centers lately, especially with the possibility of one coming to Sioux Falls. However, some of us may not know what they do or ...

Washington state has sought to grow as a hub for data centers, but now state lawmakers are considering setting new requirements for them. Data centers are physical facilities that hold various IT ...