New RBA survey data shows the key role cash still plays in society. According to RBA report authors Kieran MacGibbon, Michelle Royters and Faye Wang, more than a third of Australians surveyed said ...

Cutting corners: American AI companies are racing to build as many data centers as they can, but limits in domestic manufacturing and energy supply are slowing progress. As a result, only about half ...

Tech companies are running into resistance from neighbors and may not be able to build at the pace they promised investors. By Lydia DePillis The torrential wave of data center construction for ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- A New York law now requires retail stores and food businesses to take cash, and some Capital Region businesses have already changed how they operate. Related: Point increase for ...

CHICAGO — As large data centers burn electricity as fast as some small cities, utilities and advocates are looking for ways to ensure they’re not passing the buck for related infrastructure costs to ...

John Steinbach was shocked to receive a $281 electricity bill in January 2026—a huge spike from the roughly $100 he’d paid the previous month. “It’s just so far beyond any bill that I’ve ever had,” he ...

March 6 (Reuters) - Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship artificial intelligence data center in Texas after negotiations dragged over financing and OpenAI's changing needs, ...

Oracle Corp. is planning to ax thousands of jobs, among its moves to handle a cash crunch from a massive AI data center expansion effort. The job reductions will affect divisions across the company ...

Communities are protesting new data centers due to environmental impacts and rising utility costs. Data centers require significant amounts of electricity and water, with consumption expected to grow.

In 2010, the famed security researcher Barn a by Jack spectacularly hacked into an ATM cash machine onstage at the Black Hat security conference, forcing it to spit out reams of bank notes in front of ...

Illinois lawmakers have introduced the POWER Act to regulate new large-scale data centers. The bill addresses concerns about data centers' impact on electricity prices, water usage, and the ...

Boom Supersonic wants to build the world’s first commercial supersonic airliner. Founded in 2014, the company set out to make air travel dramatically faster — up to twice the speed of today’s ...