From AI to cloud computing, data centers power today's digital world. Learn about their function and why companies are racing ...

Silicon Valley has been pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into building ever-larger AI data centers that require as much electricity as hundreds of thousands of US homes—but that massive ...

In the new agreement, Voltus will pay people who agree to participate in the virtual power plant. The plant will be part of PJM, the grid that covers much of the US East Coast. The company says it ...

Measures seeking to block or rein in data center construction are gaining momentum at the state and local level, as Americans increasingly sour on the massive buildout of AI infrastructure in their ...

President Donald Trump is bringing big tech companies to the White House Wednesday to sign a pledge to provide their own power for data centers. Trump promised to cut electricity prices in half during ...

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Quantum computers allow calculations to be performed at vastly greater speeds than current devices. Experts say that we could soon see quantum systems with commercial value. "By the end of the decade, ...

Terrestrial data centers are so 2025. We're taking our large-scale compute infrastructure into orbit, baby! Or at least, that's what Big Tech is yelling from the rooftops at the moment. It's quite a ...

I spent several days at OFC (Optical Fiber Communications Conference) 2026 in LA. The crowds were huge and the enthusiasm intense. Long-time attendees noted the shift from telecom to data center AI in ...

Oregon officials are expected to approve new rates for PGE customers that increases costs for data centers and reduces them ...

Exactly how artificial intelligence will shake up the U.S. job market won't be certain for years. In the short term, the rapid buildout of data centers powering the rise of artificial intelligence is ...