The Race to Rethink Data Centers for AI’s Power Surge

With energy demand already straining infrastructure, AI players are reimagining the data center from the ground up.

AI Is A Money Trap

In the last week, we’ve had no less than three different pieces asking whether the massive proliferation of data centers is a massive bubble, and though they, at times, seem to take the default position of AI’s inevitable value, they’ve begun to sour on the idea that

AI Data Centers: Big Tech's Impact on Electric Bills, Water, and More via @ConsumerReports

Massive data centers are gobbling up resources across the United States. The boom has just begun—and you may be paying for it.

EU's data centre expansion will fast-track profits and power for US Big Tech and investors

The global competition to ‘win’ the AI-race is driving an unparalleled expansion of large-scale data centres across the world. Cloaked in a narrative of pursuing European tech sovereignty and adopting AI widely and rapidly, the EU is now proposing to fast-track data centre development across the region in what appears to be a gift to […]

Are Africa’s power grids ready for the AI data centre boom?

African countries should plan for the AI economy by developing power and digital systems together, and treating data centres as strategic infrastructure.

The UK tech energy grab: how AI data centres are delaying the building of homes

Artificial intelligence infrastructure is being handed priority access to Britain's overwhelmed electricity grid, pushing housing down the list. But as the US shows, there's an alternative: make Big Tech pay for the power it needs. Report by Nicole Kobie

How to Build an AI Data Center | IFP

Part One of Compute in America: Building the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure at Home

AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power

Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it's driving the data center buildout.

You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think.

People Hate Datacenters, Survey Finds

The data drops as Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for a moratorium on datacenter construction. 'We need to take a deep breath. We need to make sure that AI and robotics work for all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.'

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt

AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.

Data Center Proposal Tracker

Explore data center proposals across the United States. Stay informed on AI-driven growth and infrastructure projects shaping the future.

Data Center Proposal Tracker

Explore data center proposals across the United States. Stay informed on AI-driven growth and infrastructure projects shaping the future.

From Chile to the Philippines, meet the people pushing back on AI

Individuals and communities are resisting the demands and practices of Big Tech's AI infrastructure — such as data centers and digital labor — due to their environmental and social costs.

Spending on AI Is at Epic Levels. Will It Ever Pay Off?

Tech companies are pouring hundreds of billions into data centers, taking on heavy debt, but current revenue is relatively tiny. Critics warn of a new dot-com bubble.

The AI we want without the data centers we don't: It's possible | Op-Ed

We don’t need to burn our climate commitments or pave over fields and ranches to realize the benefits of artificial intelligence.