What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers? Your email has been sent The AI data center boom is reshaping economies while straining power grids, water supplies, and communities. Here’s the real cost ...

Tech giants are in a heated race to build data centers and dominate the AI landscape. But America might not be ready for the energy demand. The country’s aging electrical grid could struggle to keep ...

China controls around 70% of the silver that Big Tech, AI and solar power desperately need. Beijing is locking the gates. China is restricting silver exports because it needs the metal - and has ...

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. When I called him to talk more about AI and water, Masley emphasized that he’s ...

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Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026? Democrats zeroed in on utilities and ...

The amount of capital pouring into AI data center projects is staggering. Last week, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon reported their 2025 capital expenditures would total roughly $370 billion, ...

HOUSTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - (This Nov 3 story has been republished to remove an image, with no changes to text) The U.S. has become the first country to export 10 million metric tonnes (mmt) of ...

Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years, with tech companies investing billions of dollars in data centers to help train and run AI models. The expansion of data centers has ...

In advance of President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to South Korea later this month—where he is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since 2019—China announced that it ...

The demand for data centers is growing faster than our ability to mitigate their skyrocketing economic and environmental costs Amber X. Chen - AAAS Mass Media Fellow As the demand for A.I. increases, ...