The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.

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A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ impact in ...

Drones struck three Amazon data centers in the Middle East during the war in Iran, causing outages. Iran's state media said the attacks were deliberate, underscoring a new reality of war. Data centers ...

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...

The proliferation of data centers in Arizona raises concerns about the strain on the state's water and power resources. Existing and planned data centers in Maricopa County could nearly double the ...

AI can turn a single photo into a printable 3D figurine. Multiple AI systems quietly power each step of the process. Consumer tools make this workflow accessible at home. Writing for ZDNET has many ...

Tech giants are in a heated race to build data centers and dominate the AI landscape. But America might not be ready for the energy demand. The country’s aging electrical grid could struggle to keep ...

People listen to clergy and faith leaders call for accountability at the site where Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 8. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our ...

As more AI workloads are scaled into energy-intensive data centers, the pressure on power supply chains will intensify. Lenovo's Simone Larsson told CNBC there's going to be a "tipping point" where ...

Under the terms of the Death in Custody Reporting Act, the Justice Department is required to collect information about everyone who dies in prisons and jails across the United States. The intention ...