Smithsonian Magazine on MSN
A.I. Is on the Rise, and So Is the Environmental Impact of the Data Centers That Drive It
The demand for data centers is growing faster than our ability to mitigate their skyrocketing economic and environmental ...
Dallas-Fort Worth is in the midst of a data center boom driven by artificial intelligence ― and everybody’s talking about it.
A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it's feasible is another matter.
Sprawling solar farms, windmills and hydroelectric dams are the best energy options for the planet, and usually the cheapest.
AI’s burgeoning energy appetite is driving efforts to make more efficient computer chips. But chips are only part of the data ...
South Carolina is becoming a hotspot for data centers that use a lot of water and power to support services like AI. But the ...
AI's shift to inference at scale from model development is tilting data-center demand toward databases, especially those used ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN
Data centers are thirsty for Texas’ water, but state planners don’t know how much they will need
A wave of massive data centers is expanding across Texas, prompting warnings from experts who say the new water demands could ...
The millions in savings represent 5% of around $818 million worth of equipment purchased by data center entities — from ...
Wisconsin is home to 43 data centers as of July 2025 with more likely on the way. Here's what you should know about the facilities.
Residents have voiced concerns over the county’s plans approved in March 2024 to turn the vacant Landover Mall site into a ...
The Leesburg Town Council last night voted to put $3.2 million in data center property tax revenues, resulting from the ...
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