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While renewables have received scrutiny from the Trump administration and congressional Republicans over subsidies, the administration’s narrative hides how fossil fuel industries reap the benefits of ...

After a brief pause at the end of last year, Microsoft is back with its monthly feature recap, sharing what changed across its productivity apps in January 2026. And this time, the spotlight is on ...

The market is fixated on when Big Tech will generate economic value from the $400 billion-plus being poured into AI data center expansion annually. The market is missing the point.Monetization has ...

Power prices in the largest U.S. grid rose sharply on Sunday as demand in a region with the world's largest concentration of ⁠energy-hungry data centers surpassed forecasts during a deep freeze ...

CHEYENNE — Plans are moving forward on a proposed power plant and a data center campus south of Cheyenne following the Laramie County Board of Commissioners’ approval last week of the two facilities’ ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...

Tech companies are building data centers as quickly as possible to run AI. These facilities are controviersial because they use copious amounts of electricity and might tax an electrical grid that in ...

Organizations have a wealth of unstructured data that most AI models can’t yet read. Preparing and contextualizing this data is essential for moving from AI experiments to measurable results. In ...

Wisconsin's electricity demand is projected to rise after years of decline due to new data center projects. To meet the new demand, utilities plan to build both renewable energy projects and new ...

Boom Supersonic is putting its engine technology to work on the ground to power the AI boom, and help fund development of its full-size Overture aircraft. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

As the AI surge progresses, the most significant hurdle is unlikely to be the availability of chips or components. Instead, it will be electricity, cooling, and physical space. On our planet, data ...