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Members of the Spartanburg County Council.

Business

South Carolina meeting turns loud as CEO urges county to take an axe to data center pause

An industrial facility in a rural area.

Tech

Kentucky county halts new data centers for a year, citing no appetite, water, and power

An overhead view of a data center floor.

Tech

Palo, Iowa, passes data center rules requiring developers to pay for city upgrades

A Patmos building.

Tech

After hours of pressure, Alabama mayor names company behind proposed AI data center

A handheld sound level meter with a microphone placed on a tripod.

Tech

Video recorded from homeowner's porch shows sound emitted '24/7' by massive Michigan data center

Business

California judge won't block Meta layoffs amid claims AI targeted workers on medical leave

A black vehicle with "Zoox" on the side, equipped with sensors and cameras for autonomous driving research.

Tech

Zoox recalls all 105 robotaxis after one blunders into heavy smoke at a fire scene

A construction site.

Tech

'The death of Cave City': Kentucky residents fear proposed data center near Mammoth Cave

Two individuals hold protest signs criticizing data centers, stating they "kill" and cause harm to people and nature.

Tech

Data center backlash goes national, with 142 US protests in 42 states aimed at AI expansion

A water tower in Gary, Indiana.

Business

As AI data centers multiply in Indiana, residents could be left paying their power costs

The inside of a data center.

Tech

US AI data centers can dodge peak-power costs, and everyone else could pay $23 billion by 2028

A woman in a hat uses binoculars to observe nature in a lush green forest.

Tech

AI-altered images on birdwatching forums are putting research at risk