Startups
Can AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out
Startup Runware is attempting to mass-produce prefabricated AI data centers using an assembly line approach.
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Enterprise
Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres
An investigation reveals dangerous working conditions and exploitation of laborers constructing data centers across Europe.
AI
Sam Altman says OpenAI will point its robots at building data centres
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to use the company's robotics program to build data centers.
Green Tech
Data centers could send US climate pollution skyrocketing
A Sierra Club analysis suggests US carbon emissions could rise 42% by 2030 due to fossil fuel infrastructure needed for AI data centers.
Enterprise
Do data centers actually create jobs where they are built?
Research indicates that while data centers employ few people internally, they create indirect local jobs in supporting industries over several years.
Enterprise
India is building its AI factories. Siemens sees a once-in-a-generation growth story
Siemens identifies significant growth opportunities in India as the country expands its AI factories and data center capacity.
Enterprise
Most data centers and servers on the planet could be vulnerable to dangerous UEFI firmware flaw — here's what we know
A critical UEFI firmware vulnerability potentially affects data centers and servers worldwide, posing significant security risks across the infrastructure layer.
Startups
Trump DOE loans $5B to nuclear plants that will power data centers
The Trump administration's Department of Energy has awarded $5 billion in loans to Constellation Energy to modernize nuclear reactors, with most new capacity already committed to Google, Amazon, and Meta.
Policy
Voters in Texas agree: They hate data centers
Texas communities are increasingly opposing data center developments, with cities like San Marcos banning them and local officials facing recall attempts over the projects.
Enterprise
How data centers are inspiring bipartisanship
Political opposition to data centers in the U.S. is creating unusual cross-party coalitions, driven by concerns over energy use, land use, and environmental costs despite their role in AI infrastructure.
Startups
TPG pursues $5 billion acquisition of British data centre group Ark: FT
Global asset manager TPG is in advanced talks to acquire British data centre operator Ark from Elliott Investment Management for approximately $5 billion.
Policy
The politicians still making the case for data centers this election season
Politicians across party lines are adopting varied stances on data center expansion, from support to conditional approval to moratoriums, as public anxiety about AI and local impact grows.
Enterprise
We studied 1,584 data centers – and found the buildings full of machines are tied to modest local job growth
Research on 1,584 data centers shows they generate modest local job growth, creating 1,000–1,300 jobs per county on average but mostly in supporting industries rather than local retail.
Policy
Data center backlash is uniting America
Data center construction is becoming a major political issue in 2026, uniting voters across the spectrum against local expansion, while tech investors pour millions into campaigns.
Green Tech
How much will data centers increase your electric bill?
Data center electricity demand can affect utility bills differently depending on local grid capacity and infrastructure. A 2025 study found North Dakota's abundant wind power and spare capacity allowed data centers to lower bills by spreading costs across more customers.
More Tech
AI optimism meets data center backlash as protesters disrupt Seattle AI Week kickoff
Climate protesters disrupted Seattle AI Week, voicing concerns that AI infrastructure and data centers threaten communities, jobs and the environment in Washington state.
Enterprise
SWI Compute plans a 530MW Nvidia AI factory campus in the UK
SWI Compute, an Amsterdam-based investment group, is building Nvidia AI factories across Europe, with its first UK site planned at 530MW capacity.
Enterprise
Great Scott! The ‘Back to the Future’ mall could become a data center
The Puente Hills Mall in California, known as the Twin Pines Mall filming location from Back to the Future, may be redeveloped into a data center complex with 10 megawatts capacity.