The federal government’s requests for social media user data has dramatically spiked over the past decade, a new report found, revealing major technology platforms reported a 770 percent increase in ...

A small Wisconsin town approved a ballot measure requiring voter approval for future data center projects, reflecting growing public pushback nationwide. About 66% of Port Washington voters approved a ...

Hyperscales are increasingly tapping private credit and debt markets to finance the build-out of AI data centers. The huge sums of money flowing into the sector pose both risks and rewards for ...

A Wisconsin city passed a referendum Tuesday targeting data center construction, requiring future large-scale projects that receive tax benefits to secure approval from local voters. Port Washington, ...

Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican senator Josh Hawley are urging the US’s central energy information agency to provide better information on how much electricity data centers actually ...

No one was injured, but the councilman, Ron Gibson, called it “deeply unsettling.” By Alice Callahan Bullets hit the home of an Indianapolis city councilman early Monday morning, leaving shattered ...

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., pushed back against the prospect of imposing a moratorium on artificial intelligence data centers in the U.S., blasting the policy proposal as "China First." "The emerging ...

The city of Aurora has adopted strict new regulations on data centers, which set standards around energy and water use plus noise and other emissions. The regulations were approved by the Aurora City ...

“QueryData shows Google is trying to create a standard way for AI agents to safely access and use data. While OpenAI focuses ...

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming ...

Android phone users can now claim their portion of a class-action settlement connected to Google's collection of their data. The lawsuit, Taylor v. Google LLC, alleged that Google needlessly collected ...

Meta’s Muse Spark model offers to analyze users’ health data, including lab results. Beyond the obvious privacy risks, it's not a capable stand-in for a real doctor. Meta claims that Muse Spark was ...