45 h. ago OpenAI Signs $300 Billion Data Center Pact With Tech Giant Oracle

The funding covers more than half of the A.I. data centers that OpenAI plans to build in the U.S. over the next several years.

Economics

4 d. ago Data center builder Fermi files for US IPO as new listings accelerate

Data center builder Fermi files for US IPO as new listings accelerate  Reuters

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8 d. ago AI's ballooning energy consumption puts spotlight on data center efficiency

Artificial intelligence is growing fast, and so are the number of computers that power it. Behind the scenes, this rapid growth is putting a huge strain on the data centers that run AI models. These facilities are using more energy than ever.

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1 week ago Port Washington data center designs approved for $8B development

Port Washington data center designs approved for $8B development  FOX6 News Milwaukee

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2 w. ago Is building more data centers good or bad for the Bay Area and California?

Is building more data centers good or bad for the Bay Area and California?  San Francisco Chronicle

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2 w. ago When the government can see everything: How one company is mapping the nation's data

When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public. Palantir Technologies, however, has attracted more and more attention over the past decade because of the size and scope of its contracts with the government.

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2 w. ago The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Economy, Too

The trillions of dollars that tech companies are pouring into new data centers are starting to show up in economic growth. For now, at least.

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2 w. ago Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI

Alphabet's life sciences arm Verily laid off staff and eliminated its entire devices program as AI and data infrastructure takes center stage.

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2 w. ago Texas company pleads guilty to 2021 construction worker trench death

An investigation by NPR, Texas Public Radio and 1A in 2024 found that more than 250 workers had died as a result of preventable trench collapses since 2013, and that at-fault companies were rarely held accountable.

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2 w. ago Data Centers/Clean Air Act: Washington Department of Ecology Draft Area

Data Centers/Clean Air Act: Washington Department of Ecology Draft Area-Specific General Order  JD Supra

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2 w. ago Henderson Cos. adds Washington office to be near data center clients

Henderson Cos. adds Washington office to be near data center clients  The Business Journals

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3 w. ago United States Data Center Database 2025 | Covering 1,121 Existing and 385 Upcoming Colocation Centers, Plus 152 Hyperscale Data Centers Across 50 States

United States Data Center Database 2025 | Covering 1,121 Existing and 385 Upcoming Colocation Centers, Plus 152 Hyperscale Data Centers Across 50 States  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago Quincy: From Farm Fields To Data Centers, A Town's Journey Through Time

Quincy: From Farm Fields To Data Centers, A Town's Journey Through Time  NewsRadio 560 KPQ

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3 w. ago Gas power plants approved for Meta’s $10B data center, and not everyone is happy

Meta's massive data center will draw power from three gas-fired power plants producing 2.25 gigawatts.

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3 w. ago Immigrant Population in U.S. Drops for the First Time in Decades

An analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center found that between January and June, the foreign-born population declined by nearly 1.5 million.

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3 w. ago Port Washington council approves development deal for data centers

Port Washington council approves development deal for data centers  WISN

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3 w. ago Port Washington data center; Common Council approves development agreement

Port Washington data center; Common Council approves development agreement  FOX6 News Milwaukee

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3 w. ago Port Washington approves $8 billion data center as residents raise power line concerns

Port Washington approves $8 billion data center as residents raise power line concerns  TMJ4 News

Economics

3 w. ago Data centers consume massive amounts of water. Companies rarely tell the public exactly how much

As demand for artificial intelligence technology boosts construction and proposed construction of data centers around the world, those computers require not just electricity and land, but also a significant amount of water. Data centers use water directly, with cooling water pumped through pipes in and around the computer equipment. They also use water indirectly, through the water required to produce the electricity to power the facility. The amount of water used to produce electricity increases dramatically when the source is fossil fuels compared with solar or wind.

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3 w. ago Aalo Atomics raises $100M to build a microreactor and data center together

Nuclear startup Aalo Atomics plans to turn on its first power plant, the 50-megawatt Aalo-X, in the summer of 2026. It's an aggressive timeline that bucks nuclear industry trends.

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