In a heated city council meeting on Tuesday, leaders in Memphis, Tennessee, voted against a moratorium that would have paused ...

Data centers are physical facilities that house large computer systems to provide IT infrastructure for organizations.

Where data centers end up is evolving as political backlash grows. Increasingly, available access to power has become a top ...

Data centers have become a hot-button issue in the 2026 midterms. (Photo illustration: Victoria Ellis/Yahoo News; photos: ) Opposition to data centers, an issue barely on anyone's radar in the 2024 ...

Google says its Minnesota AI data center will add clean energy to the grid and protect ratepayers. Experts question whether ...

Opposition to data centers is widespread, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.

The sun sets behind the Stargate data center on May 2, 2026, in Abilene. In the span of a couple years, hundreds of massive electricity- and water-hungry data centers have proposed construction in ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Living near data centers raises concerns and questions about their safety and risks, ...

The Volusia County Council unanimously approved a ban on large-scale AI data centers, but does not act on those smaller than 50 megawatts.

Beijing aims to use AI infrastructure to play to its advantages in the race for a technology that could define the 21st ...