Giant AI data centers are causing some serious and growing problems – electronic waste, massive use of water (especially in arid regions), reliance on destructive and human rights-abusing mining ...

This video covers two breakthroughs that push “mind reading” from fiction into early reality: UT Austin decoding language from brain activity, and Meta decoding visual perception from brain waves. At ...

As demand for artificial-intelligence compute continues to outpace the ability for data centers and power suppliers to catch up, Alphabet has made an aggressive move to expand its energy resources. On ...

Three Senate Democrats said Tuesday that they are investigating the impact of data centers on consumer electricity bills amid concerns that the expansion of energy-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) ...

A popular browser extension that acts as a VPN to protect users' privacy is actually harvesting and facilitating the sale of data from conversations with AI chatbot assistants. While versions previous ...

The price of silver set a new record this month. Silver's price has more than doubled this year. It continues to outperform other precious metals year to date. Industrial demand for silver is pushing ...

It turns out infinite growth might not actually be possible. On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Oracle will be delaying some of its data center projects for OpenAI for at least a year due to labor and ...

The US needs a moratorium on data centers, health and environmental groups tell Congress. The US needs a moratorium on data centers, health and environmental groups tell Congress. is a senior ...

BNEF estimates U.S. data center demand could reach 106 GW by 2035, far above other recent forecasts. Many analysts warn that speculative projects, chip constraints, and overlapping permits may deflate ...

Ohio elections officials reached a data sharing agreement with President Donald Trump's administration that will help clean up and maintain the state's voter rolls. Ohio Secretary of State Frank ...

The Trump administration’s data center push is spurring concerns about energy prices and environmental impacts. The administration has embraced data centers, which house the computers and ...