Data centre groups plan lobbying blitz to counter AI energy backlash
Companies set to increase advertising spending this year to defuse growing public opposition to vast projects...
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Companies set to increase advertising spending this year to defuse growing public opposition to vast projects...
It looks like the wave of campaigns against data centers are getting under big tech companies' skin - and Microsoft is the latest giant to promise to address frustrations on the ground in communities ...
Amazon's data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that's leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first...
OpenAI says it will minimize water use and pay for energy infrastructure upgrades needed to power its data centers. "We're being good neighbors," the company said , directly addressing the growing opp...
Over 30 US states are preparing for Winter Storm Fern. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images Historic blizzards have caused fatalities, major damage, and lasting infrastructure ch...
A seafaring rescue pup named Fin experienced a close encounter with whales and dolphins off the coast of San Diego earlier this month....
Decades of human activity have left “irreversible damage” to the planet’s water supply, a new report warns....
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Nature, Published online: 20 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10109-2 Author Correction: Anthropogenic influences on major tropical cyclone events...
US automakers are bringing back their gas-churning V8 engines as federal regulators relax climate rules. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Car companies have been re-launching powerful V8 engines that were pr...
Winter in Connecticut. Kelly Marsh/Connecticut Post via Getty Images While some states' coldest temperatures were recorded recently, others were documented decades ago. Hawaii remains the only state i...
Men in New York City helped move a car stuck in the snow during the winter storm on Sunday. Andres Kudacki/Getty Images A huge winter storm struck the US this weekend, impacting hundreds of millions o...
A person's car stuck in the snow in Little Rock, Arkansas. Will Newton/Getty Images A huge winter storm has hit the US this weekend, bringing heavy snow and ice to millions. The storm is expected to s...
A Japanese prefecture is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones. ARMEND NIMANI/AFP via Getty Images A Japanese city is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones....
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