The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.

A hot potato: GitHub has announced that starting April 24, the company will begin using interaction data from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users to train and improve its AI models unless they opt out.

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 ...

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...

Starlink says it may also share personal data with partners to help it "develop AI-enabled tools that improve your customer experience.” Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...

USB-C is everywhere in 2025. If you've felt like every new device you buy, from smartphones to laptops and tablets, uses a USB-C port for charging, you're not imagining things. USB-C has quickly ...

When the Coalition of Communities of Color (CCC) began a multi-year collaboration with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), they worked together to modernize a critical public health information source: ...

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Massive data centers proposed for metro Atlanta expect to use millions of gallons of water per day. Some of those data centers are planning to use more water than entire Georgia ...

The industry believes AI will work its way into every corner of our lives, and so needs to build sufficient capacity to address that anticipated demand. But the hardware used to make AI work is so ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the Southwest. New ...