Microsoft’s Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to ‘pay our way’ for AI data centers amid rising opposition

It won’t be easy for Big Tech companies to win the hearts and minds of Americans who are angered about massive artificial ...
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Washington state's data center growth trails other states

Data: American Edge Project and Technology Councils of North America; Map: Axios Visuals Washington has one of the nation's largest data center footprints, but it's adding new facilities more slowly ...

Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers

Some tech leaders are concerned that the artificial intelligence race will exhaust available land and energy. The solution ...
The New York Times

Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion

The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help Google build out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence. By Eli Tan Reporting from Seattle Google has agreed to buy ...
The Washington Post

Supersized data centers are coming. See how they will transform America.

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...