BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Google has confirmed it will move forward with a data center in Botetourt County, addressing concerns about water use and utility costs in what county officials called a ...

Purple pipe is a nickname for recycled water that could flow from sewer plants or mine tunnels to cool data centers. “In many cases it costs less than potable water. We couldn’t put in reuse lines ...

There’s a cool factor to the whole concept of biometrics, of buying some product with your palm or face. But privacy professionals warn you may be giving up more than you’re getting. Many people have ...

The FBI is once again buying location data on Americans, confirming a surveillance method that had largely faded from public view. During a Senate hearing this week, Director Kash Patel said the ...

The moratorium will go through July 2. The city plans to meanwhile look into amending its ordinance to include data centers. Brevard City Council enacted a 90-day moratorium on potential data centers ...

Nvidia announced chips that will be used for space missions at the GTC 2026 AI conference. Orbital data centers have been an increasingly popular proposition as AI demand tests Earth's energy ...

The environmental impact of new data centers is unclear as developers are guarded about water and power usage specifics. Data centers use a massive amount of electricity, which is expected to strain ...

Thailand is experiencing a rapid data center boom, with more than 70 projects planned or underway, many clustered in the industrial Eastern Economic Corridor. Residents and farmers in Chonburi and ...

Wangda Zuo receives funding from National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, and Penn State. He is a Fellow American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wangda Zuo, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) The electricity needed to power new ...

The recent increase in data centers is largely driven by the massive computing power required for artificial intelligence. New AI-focused data centers are significantly larger and more ...