Orbital Data Centers Risk Becoming Military Targets in Space October 13, 2026 By Gerry Doyle and Sana Pashankar Orbital data centers chasing unlimited solar power and boundless real estate increase the risk of potentially catastrophic conflict in space...
AI’s Water Strain Includes Surging Demand From Electricity Use October 13, 2026 By Todd Woody and Mark Chediak Data center developers have started touting new technologies that slash the amount of water needed to cool hot-running servers in...
Drones Hit Yandex Site in First Major Attack on Russian Data Hub October 8, 2026 By Gleb Stolyarov and Gleb Bryanski Drones hit a data center owned by Russia’s Yandex, the country’s leading AI and technology company said on Thursday, in...
Senate Blocks Bill to Address Data Center Costs October 1, 2026 By Richard Cowan and Nichola Groom The US Senate on Sept. 30 blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data...
Australian State Bans Data Centers From Residential Areas September 22, 2026 By Ben Westcott One of Australia’s largest states has banned the construction of data centers in residential areas and mandated that they must...
EU to Require Data Centers to Disclose Energy and Water Efficiency September 22, 2026 By Kate Abnett The European Commission proposed rules on Monday requiring data centers in Europe to disclose how efficiently they use energy and...
New Data Centers Worth $68 Billion Disrupted in US, Data Show September 21, 2026 By Newley Purnell Opposition to data centers continues to mount in the US. That’s according to research group Data Center Watch, which said...
Amazon’s AWS Facilities in Bahrain, UAE Still Not Restored From Iran War Damage September 16, 2026 By Feras Dalatey Amazon Web Services cannot restore access to its cloud-computing facility in Bahrain and one of three data–hosting zones in the...
US Data Centers Set to Burn More Natural Gas Than Most Nations September 15, 2026 By Julian Hast Data centers in the United States will consume more natural gas than most countries within a decade, according to a...
AI Data Centers Are on Track to Fuel ‘Explosive’ Growth in Captive Insurance September 14, 2026 By Gautam Naik A form of self-insurance often associated with mining, oil and other environmentally risky sectors is quietly transforming the market for...