COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — According to a new report, data center emissions could cause breathing issues and premature deaths for those living nearby. A report from Community & Environmental Defense ...

For roughly a decade, Microsoft has been perfecting a high-density storage technology that uses glass, lasers, and cameras, and ensures it stays intact for millennia. That's a huge improvement over ...

WCNC, YORK COUNTY, S.C. - For nearly 60 years, South Carolina families gathered at Penland Christmas Tree Farm to kick off their holiday season. A proposed data center campus next door could put that ...

With so much data stored on ephemeral mediums like hard drives and magnetic tape, what will remain of our civilization in the millennia to come? Thanks to an innovation from Microsoft researchers, the ...

PCWorld examines Microsoft’s Project Silica breakthrough, which now uses common borosilicate glass like Pyrex for ultra-long-term data storage lasting over 10,000 years. This technology addresses ...

EAGAN, Minn. — Eagan city councilors unanimously agreed on Tuesday to put a temporary pause on building any new, large data centers. The pause specifically targets any future facilities using more ...

CALEDONIA, Mich. — Caledonia Township is pausing plans on any future data centers following a leadership meeting Monday night. At a joint Board of Trustees and Planning Commission meeting, township ...

As automated traffic enforcement expands across more states and cities, a critical question is emerging alongside debates about safety outcomes and program design: Who controls the data these systems ...

State and local governments are under real pressure to move from experimentation to execution for artificial intelligence. Constituents expect faster services, more transparency and digital ...

SAN MARCOS, Texas — A $1.5 billion data center proposal that has divided San Marcos residents is back before the city council on Tuesday, marking a pivotal step in a yearslong fight over growth, water ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — This winter in Kent County, data center proposals have popped up like wildflowers in the spring. The push isn't perennial, though, as a combination of political, technological and ...

Indiana lawmakers are considering legislation that might make data centers more palatable to local governments where officials are increasingly under pressure from constituents to block the projects.