Australia’s data centre rush now rivals the mining boom. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week said Australia could become a “data centre capital of the world”. This would come at an ...

Twenty-six years ago — during the dim, dark past of the internet, when most households ventured online with dial-up modems – New York state enacted a sales tax exemption for “internet data centers.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes. Some local and state officials across the country ...

A packed public hearing drew residents to the Upper Merion Township building Wednesday night as community members voiced strong opposition to a proposal to build eight data centers in their ...

The measure raises the import tariff from 18% to 25% for 48V LFP batteries intended for stationary applications in telecommunications and photovoltaic systems of up to 4.8 kW until May 2027, following ...

WAYNE COUNTY, MI - Tech giant Google is slated to have its local property taxes slashed in half on a multibillion-dollar data center project being developed in Wayne County. Elected leaders in Van ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Lots of noise and lots of heat, that's how to describe giant data centers and the debate over where to build them. Large tech companies are building huge buildings filled with ...

Knowledge is power, so here’s how to find power-gobbling data centers near you. Knowledge is power, so here’s how to find power-gobbling data centers near you. is a policy reporter at The Verge ...

A hot potato: It's no secret that people don't want data centers built near their homes, but the sheer magnitude of these feelings has been revealed in a survey. Seven out of ten Americans say they ...

A new Gallup poll finds 71% of Americans oppose building AI data centers in their local communities, with nearly half strongly opposed. Environmental concerns — especially water and electricity ...

A recent Gallup poll found that a majority of Americans oppose data centers, which require extensive amounts of electricity and water to operate, and negatively affect local communities. Omar Gallaga ...