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Spools of cable and pipes at a construction site.

Tech

Kansas farmers fear for water as fiber optic spools pile up for AI data centers

A rendering of a data center.

Tech

Texas families fear 1.1 million-square-foot data center planned near homes and a school

A data center aisle lined with server racks and illuminated with orange lighting.

Tech

In the South and Midwest, heat waves could push data centers off the grid and onto generators

A gloved hand with a tattoo machine against someone's arm.

Tech

AI startup offered 'instant interviews' for logo tattoos, and seven people said yes

Employees working at desks in an office.

Business

Workers say AI promised a productivity boost, but left them missing pre-AI office life

A server room in a data center.

Tech

Across the US, AI data centers are losing the fight over power bills, water, and farmland

A phone with a ChatGPT app icon.

Tech

Cambodia scam operation used ChatGPT to build fake lovers, crypto traps, and police scams

A person holds a sign that reads "NO DATA CENTERS" in a field at sunset.

Tech

More than 30 North Carolina governments pause new data centers over power, water, and noise

A view of buildings with an abstract structure on the roof and streetlights illuminating the area.

Tech

Minnesota threatened $500,000 fines over AI deepfakes, and xAI sued to block the law

A server room in a data center.

Tech

Palm Beach County rejects Project Tango AI data center over water fears

The inside of a data center.

Tech

In Kansas, Coffeyville's AI data center push meets calls for a legal moratorium

An electrical substation with power lines, transformers, and associated equipment under a blue sky.

Business

Texas grid demand could nearly double by 2032, forcing a broader power mix