Data centers are booming. As companies race to build the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence, communities across the country are sounding alarms about how much water these facilities consume ...

Purple pipe is a nickname for recycled water that could flow from sewer plants or mine tunnels to cool data centers. “In many cases it costs less than potable water. We couldn’t put in reuse lines ...

I’m glad the City Council is discussing the potential impact of data centers on public utilities — CPS Energy and San Antonio Water System. Rather than spend energy trying to fight data centers, we ...

The environmental impact of new data centers is unclear as developers are guarded about water and power usage specifics. Data centers use a massive amount of electricity, which is expected to strain ...

RICHMOND — More than 60 data center-related bills were introduced in the General Assembly this legislative session. About half have been continued to next year or left to languish in committee. Some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Data centers are highly contentious due to their impact on electricity prices, but in a San Francisco ...

The recent increase in data centers is largely driven by the massive computing power required for artificial intelligence. New AI-focused data centers are significantly larger and more ...

Microsoft initially restricted the term ‘Microslop’ in its official Copilot Discord server, but has since locked down the entire server as a result of spam. As many tech giants have been, Microsoft ...

Facepalm: Microsoft's latest PR headache didn't come from Windows 11 updates or a Copilot feature rollout, but from a more unlikely source... its own Discord community. A temporary moderation rule in ...

In an effort to boost its AI investments, Microsoft has integrated AI tools into just about every part of the company’s operation, whether anyone wants it or not (and they mostly don’t). The result of ...