The AI data center boom is reshaping economies while straining power grids, water supplies, and communities. Here’s the real cost behind AI’s rise.

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As AI increases demand for data centers, many will get built in dense metropolitan areas close to where people live and work.

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Building Tier III data centers—the kind powerful enough to support AI—can take years. This is precisely where Bitcoin miners ...

Engineers at Utilidata's new Ann Arbor headquarters are testing, developing technology to make data centers more power ...

They form the backbone of social media platforms, e-commerce sites and other technologies. They pay big tax bills but suck up ...