Today: October 28, 2026
Today: October 28, 2026

data centers

Science|Technology

OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips, The Information reports

OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter, as technology companies ramp up spending on data centers and

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

UPS CEO sees $15 billion annual revenue opportunity from data center boom  

UPS CEO Carol Tome told Reuters on Tuesday the AI data center boom is a decades-long opportunity for the world's largest parcel delivery and logistics

Business|Economy

US energy firms to produce record natgas in 2026 as global demand soars

US energy companies expect 2026 to mark a second consecutive year of record natural gas production, as global demand for liquefied natural gas exports

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Neocloud firm Argentum AI in talks for $5 billion AI chip financing, sources say

Super Micro-backed cloud computing firm Argentum AI is in talks to secure a $5 billion financing deal for AI chips with a major private credit firm, according to two

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From bioweapons to blackmail, here’s what’s in Anthropic’s nearly 100-page list of risks, including ‘risks to humanity’

From bioweapons to blackmail, here’s what’s in Anthropic’s nearly 100-page list of risks, including ‘risks to humanity’

Economy|Science|Technology

We studied 1,584 data centers – and found the buildings full of machines are tied to modest local job growth

This employment boost took three to five years to show up, two researchers found after studying more than two decades of data.

Science|Technology

Data centers are inspiring bipartisanship – for now

A political scientist who studies AI in campaigns explains why data centers have put Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon on the same side ahead of the midterms.

Economy|Technology

US growth boosted by AI, but no sign of a turning point higher

In his 2025 inaugural address, President Donald Trump said his return to the White House heralded the start of a new golden age for the US, especially for the economy.

Economy|Science|Technology

Anthropic taps a deep well of distrust as it eyes its Australian AI debut

Anthropic taps a deep well of distrust as it eyes its Australian AI debut

Science|Technology

Nuclear power could more than triple by 2060, UN agency says

The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says he expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Why AI data centers are powering a boom in fuel-cell demand

Fuel cells are gaining traction among US hyperscalers racing to build data centers for the AI boom but struggling with grid constraints to

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Steep bill for AI buildout punishes Meta, other tech favorites

The tab for the next round of the AI buildout came due on Thursday.

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets

With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses

Technology|World

Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research

Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence

Science|Technology

Investors see risk from US midterms to AI trade as data center backlash builds

Public opposition to data centers may jolt the AI trade as the US midterm elections approach, with a strong Democratic showing potentially hampering the

Business|Economy|Finance|US

Kinder Morgan to invest $4.7 billion in two gas pipeline projects as demand surges

US pipeline operator Kinder Morgan said on Wednesday it has approved a total of $4.7 billion as its share of investments in two major natural gas pipeline joint

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Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build the AI data centers with the massive computing power Europe currently lacks

Technology

A First Nation community in Canada is using a data center to preserve its heritage

The Wiikwemkoong First Nation in Canada is using a data center to help preserve its heritage

Arts|Business|Environment|Finance|Technology

Trump says companies should pay 'dividend' to communities to make data centers popular

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that companies building data centers should pay a "dividend" to the communities where they are sited if they want to make the

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Memphis leaders reject contentious 18-month pause on new data center development

Memphis leaders reject contentious 18-month pause on new data center development

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Google Cloud outage in UK eases after impacting digital banks, public sector websites

Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday its cloud services in the UK were back up after an hours-long outage that disrupted several financial firms and public-sector

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Vivek Ramaswamy gets a political education in a grueling Ohio governor’s race

Vivek Ramaswamy gets a political education in a grueling Ohio governor’s race

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Vance faces tough questions on Iran war, immigration and more in CBS town hall

Vice President JD Vance faced tough questions from voters about the Trump administration’s policies on data centers, high costs, immigration and his own rhetoric in a town hall on CBS News that aired Saturday night

Arts|Election|Environment|Finance

Protester interrupts Maine Senate debate and confronts GOP Sen. Collins on data centers

During Maine's Senate debate Thursday night, a protester shouted at GOP Sen. Susan Collins about the impact of data centers, claiming they are “destroying” the climate. Collins immediately accused her Democratic opponent Troy Jackson of planting the protester, but Jackson said he did not know who the person was. The debate took a brief pause to remove the individual and then resumed.