Google’s Data Center Buildout Could Top $1 Trillion

In an exclusive interview, Google’s new AI infrastructure chief says the tech giant has a “significant investment” planned. At current levels, Forbes projects it could be a very big number indeed.
Time

Data Centers are Lousy for the Planet. Should We Move Them to Space?

Prime Data Center in Vernon, Calif. on Dec. 25, 2025. Prime Data Center in Vernon, Calif. on Dec. 25, 2025.Los Angeles Times—Getty Images Editor at Large Data centers are hot. Literally. In the U.S., ...
The Baltimore Sun

Eight-month data center permitting ban will go to hearing in Carroll

Carroll County is moving forward with a proposal to temporarily defer any permit applications for data centers in the county. There are currently no data center developers seeking a permit to operate ...

AI Data Centers Are An Environmental Catastrophe—More Efficient Data Encryption Could Make A Big Difference

AES-256 remains the gold standard for high-stakes data encryption. While other, more lightweight and less-energy-intensive encryption methods do exist, they operate with multiple trade-offs in ...
Analytics Insight

Space Data Centers: Future Reality or Sci-Fi Dream?

Overview AI’s excessive power consumption is pushing data infrastructure beyond Earth’s physical limits.Falling launch costs make orbital computing experiments ...