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A Google Earth app on a phone.

Tech

Google pulled its new Earth AI tool after one day of fake disaster images

A woman holds a booklet titled "ChartGPT Summer Club" in a wooded outdoor setting.

Tech

OpenAI's New York influencer retreat sparks 'greenwashing' backlash over AI's footprint

A data center.

Business

Data center developers are offering $4.4 million an acre in Virginia, squeezing out housing

A man in a suit with a tie stands in front of a colorful mural.

Tech

Justin Pearson links Tennessee's AI boom to asthma, smog, and higher power bills

Server rack and cables inside a data center.

Tech

Flickering lights and water warnings spark call to pause data center boom in Virginia

An industrial facility.

Tech

Massive North Texas data center could rise mere feet from homes, residents say they were uninformed

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Tech

Wisconsin residents pack heated meeting on proposed data center, demand answers

Metal framework for a solar panel installation.

Tech

Chatbot nearly botches solar install after calling own recommendation a 'bad idea'

A high-voltage power line tower with large spools of wire in a grassy field under a clear blue sky.

Business

Pennsylvania farmers seek data center freeze as power line plan cuts through protected land

An animated character with a distressed expression lies in bed beside a man speaking into a microphone.

Tech

Crypto-AI data center's 24/7 noise has Michigan residents calling it 'obnoxious'

An industrial facility.

Tech

Pittsburgh cautiously weighs AI data center boom as power and water concerns mount

A person holding a map of Evergy Kansas service areas in front of a data center.

Business

Kansas resident ties $8 monthly power bill hike to utility giant's plans for 20 data center projects