data centers

Hand holding a sign that says "CAN AI GENERATE WATER?"

A reckoning: What voter rejection at the ballot box means for Big Tech

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

Democrats stayed quiet on climate. Now it’s time to act

By Michael E. Mann | Climate Change, Opinion

a large data center in Northern Virginia encroaches on some upscale suburban homes

The dirty parts of the computing world, revisited

By Nathan Ensmenger | Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, Magazine, Special Topics

Aerial view of massive data centers under construction in Northern Virginia suburbs

Data center backlash is preventing cities from learning how to handle them

By Abi Olvera | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Data centers powered by next-gen nuclear? Don’t fall for Big Tech’s PR hype

By Molly Langabeer, M.V. Ramana | Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Energy

Illustration of power lines standing on the map of the United States against a dark blue background.

Why data center growth forecasts are essential to mitigating their impact on the grid

By Stephen Bessasparis | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Expert Analysis, The AI Power Trip

Your AI chatbot is polluting my backyard

By Paul Aversa | Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Voices of Tomorrow

How killing the endangerment finding will hurt the AI industry

By David Callaway | Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change

garden maze at Scottish estate

Decisions about AI will last decades. Researchers need better frameworks

By Abi Olvera | Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Magazine, Military Applications of AI, The AI Power Trip

America’s AI action plan aims to gut regulation and expand manufacturing

By Frances Mack | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Incoming Signals, The AI Power Trip