AI Data Center Expansion Poses High Risk of Child Labor Issues

Opinion: AI companies are pouring billions into data center expansion across the US. This brings serious risks that demand ...

The Data Center Boom Is Testing Power Grids And Local Communities

Data centers are an economic boom in some areas and are behind the artificial intelligence economy. However, the cost to ...
WGAL

Data center growth: Pennsylvania lawmakers and researchers weigh benefits and risks

NEW DATA CENTER IMPLEMENTATION. THERE ARE FIVE PROPOSED PROJECTS IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY IN CONNECTION TO AI DATA CENTERS. CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF ONE OF THOSE ZONES TO ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ...
Bisnow

Data Center Development Races On Despite Mounting Insurance Risks

With ravenous clients waiting for more computing power, data center developers are pressing to get trillions of dollars in new projects built as quickly as possible, straining insurance providers that ...
The Baltimore Sun

Could Baltimore County get a data center? What to know about potential risks, benefits

Ahead of the formal submission of plans to build a 150-megawatt data center in Woodlawn, Baltimore County state legislators and residents are examining the potential benefits and risks such a complex ...
The New York Times

Why Debt Funding Is Ratcheting Up the Risks of the A.I. Boom

While the tech giants have plenty of money to build data centers, smaller outfits are taking on debt and taking big chances to work with them. By Cade Metz Cade Metz has covered artificial ...
MLive

Massive AI data center deal at risk if not fast-tracked, DTE says

If Michigan regulators don’t approve contracts to serve a massive data center for ChatGPT creator OpenAI and cloud computing giant Oracle within days, the entire deal could be off the table, DTE ...
Metro Times

Nessel challenges fast-tracked DTE data center deal, citing risks to ratepayers and lack of public scrutiny

“Project Stargate” is a $7 billion, 2.2-million-square-foot data center proposed for rural Saline Township in Washtenaw County. Credit: Related Digital Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging ...
CNBC

Texas data center expansion raises blackout risk during extreme winter weather

Texas is attracting a huge amount of data center demand due to its energy resources and business friendly environment. Those data centers could contribute to electricity supply shortfalls during ...