Microsoft Forecasts Show Data Center Crunch Persisting Into 2026 October 10, 2025 By Brody Ford Microsoft Corp.’s data-center crunch will continue for longer than the company has previously outlined, underscoring the software giant’s struggles to...
Rural Texas Communities Weigh Pros and Cons of Data Centers October 6, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Kendra Kay loved growing up in the quiet of West Texas. She enjoyed the peacefulness brought in by the open...
West Texas Wants to Sell Natural Gas to Power AI Data Centers, But Lacks Infrastructure September 23, 2025 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune Big data centers that power the artificial intelligence industry demand an abundance of energy. West Texas — known for producing...
AI Boom Fuels 11% Rise in Top Japan Insurer’s Project Loans September 19, 2025 By Taiga Uranaka and Nao Sano Nippon Life Insurance Co. sees its overseas project finance lending climbing 11% to a record high this year due to...
As AI Becomes Part of Everyday Life, it Brings a Hidden Climate Cost August 27, 2025 By Caleigh Wells Marissa Loewen first started using artificial intelligence in 2014 as a project management tool. She has autism and ADHD and...
White House Unveils Sweeping AI Action Plan to Boost Development July 23, 2025 By Stephanie Lai and Jackie Davalos The Trump administration called for boosting artificial intelligence development in the US by loosening regulations and expanding energy supply for...
AI Should Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2030, UN Chief Says July 23, 2025 By Laura Millan Major tech firms should commit to fully powering data centers with renewable energy by 2030, said United Nations Secretary-General António...
AI’s Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirty Gas Turbines June 5, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik and Josh Saul If Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next year as planned, the 900-acre site will need enough round-the-clock electricity...
Meta Plans Nearly $1 Billion Data Center Project in Wisconsin April 7, 2025 By Brody Ford, Riley Griffin and Josh Saul Meta Platforms Inc. plans to spend nearly $1 billion on the development of a data center project in central Wisconsin,...
Microsoft Pulls Back on Data Centers From Chicago to Jakarta April 4, 2025 By Brody Ford, Dawn Lim, Olivia Solon and Faris Mokhtar Microsoft Corp. has pulled back on data center projects around the world, suggesting the company is taking a harder look...