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Data Centers Are Crushing the Planet. Can Space Save Us?

A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it's feasible is another matter.

Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.

A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of ...

US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

With the explosive growth of Big Tech's data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking ...

Data centers 101: What to know around Charlotte about the controversial issue

Currently, Apple has the largest data center in the Charlotte metro area with a size of 505,000 square feet in Maiden, and ...

Ireland to Allow Data Centers to Link Up to Fossil Fuel Plants

Ireland is set to green-light policies that allow data centers to use fossil fuels to power their operations, a shift that ...

MTN in Talks With US, EU Firms on African AI Data Centers Deal

Africa’s largest wireless carrier MTN Group Ltd is in talks with US and European firms to build out data centers on the ...

Environmental group sues Racine to release expected water use at Microsoft data center

Tech companies have their eyes on the Great Lakes region due to freshwater resources, and their data centers can use as much ...

Data centers will take up 90% of Georgia's new energy. What happens to our bills?

As Georgia Power begins to submit contract proposals for data centers, some groups are concerned by the lack of transparency ...
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Data centers looking at York County for potential sites

CENTER. THERE. MORRISSEY. JERRY A DATA CENTER IS A LARGE WAREHOUSE THAT HOSTS A LOT OF COMPUTERS THAT RUN 24 OVER SEVEN. THOSE COMPUTERS STORE DATA. MOST LIKELY WE USE IN OUR PHONES AND COMPUTERS. SO ...