As punishing cold strains electric grids across the U.S., operators are considering ordering data centers to run diesel-powered backup generators, a move that threatens to push prices for distillate ...

Giant AI data centers are causing some serious and growing problems – electronic waste, massive use of water (especially in arid regions), reliance on destructive and human rights-abusing mining ...

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern went inside a data center to trace the journey of an AI prompt and then grilled up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: ...

The influential progressive third party announced Thursday that it was putting out a recruitment call for candidates specifically opposed to data centers. The Working Families Party said Thursday that ...

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...

Meta is giving Instagram users a rare glimpse into why certain posts are showing up on their Reels, the platform’s feed of algorithmically curated videos. Starting today, users will now see a list of ...

One of the biggest challenges in rolling out AI across enterprise environments is fully tapping into each organization's unique requirements, data sets, and existing infrastructure. If you're a ...

Function Health, a startup that offers lab testing and body scans for early disease detection, scored nearly $300 million in series B funding, boosting its valuation to $2.5 billion. Redpoint Ventures ...

From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...

In South Korea, a $35 billion facility under development could be the world’s first large-scale data center designed, built and run by artificial intelligence. The investor group behind the project, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - IBM (IBM.N), opens new tab said on Friday it can run a key quantum computing error correction algorithm on commonly available chips ...