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Australia may buckle under data centre boom unless it does two things

Experts have called on the government to increase renewable energy and introduce clear regulation.
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Local opposition blocks or delays $156 billion in AI data center projects

Local Opposition Blocks or Delays $156 Billion in AI Data Center Projects

Inside the race to rebuild AI data centers before the grid hits its limit

With energy demand already straining infrastructure, AI players are reimagining the data center from the ground up.

West Texas Data Center Project Addresses Activist Concerns Head-On

As conflict mounts over AI data center expansion, one West Texas project is taking a proactive approach to solving key issues before they erupt.

Data centers have a major water problem. Texas oil companies think they have the solution.

Texas’ AI boom is colliding with an oil industry wastewater crisis. State leaders and industry increasingly see each problem as the solution to the other.

Data Centers Now Use So Much Power, Their Designs Are Changing

Energy demand is already straining power grids, and that’s leading AI players to reimagine the data center from the ground up. Today’s newsletter looks at the efficiency drive aiming to shrink the 30% of power that’s currently not going towards generating AI — and that’s amplifying data centers’ carbon footprint.

Your car is following you - how to reclaim your data privacy on the open road

Today's vehicles know where we live, how much we weigh, and what we had for dinner. Here's what happens to all that information, and how you can reduce the data flow.

A data center opponent was arrested after police said he threatened a local official

An Illinois man was arrested after police said he threatened a local official. The resident said he was protesting against data center development.