California's biggest planned AI data center promised not to use Colorado River water. Now it wants 260 million gallons a yearCalifornia's biggest planned AI data center is at the center of a growing water dispute after seeking 260 million gallons of Colorado River...
26 Jul, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
US-China AI race is heating up, but these 10 professions are still too expensive for robots to replace - is your job safe?Jobs safe from AI: Americans perceive China leading in artificial intelligence development currently. However, automating many common jobs ...
25 Jul, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Trump pledge on data center power supplies draws skepticismPresident Donald Trump announced a non-binding pledge for energy infrastructure. Power producers and data centers will fund massive AI-rela...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
How a Pennsylvania couple turns struggling hog farm into $22 million fortuneRural American land values are rapidly increasing due to AI data center expansion. A Pennsylvania family sold their hog farm for over twent...
24 Jul, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
Southern Company unit signs 25-year power deal with OpenAIOpenAI, which is expected to need about 3,200 megawatts (MW) of power for its new facility, has agreed to provide up to 1,000 MW to the Sou...
22 Jul, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
Where authorities are restricting data centres amid AI boomGovernments globally are restricting new data centre construction due to rising concerns. New York State enacted a one-year construction mo...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Who is Uday Ruddarraju? Indian-origin techie who left Elon Musk’s xAI to power OpenAI’s next big pushUday Ruddarraju (Google Trends): Uday Ruddarraju now leads OpenAI's compute infrastructure as Chief Technology Officer. He previously worke...
20 Jul, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
US data center protests go national as backlash growsOpponents of AI data center expansion plan nationwide protests this Saturday. HumansFirst is coordinating demonstrations in at least 125 lo...
18 Jul, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
US data centre protests go national as backlash growsProtesters are organising nationwide demonstrations against the rapid expansion of data centres. These demonstrations aim to voice concerns...
18 Jul, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
The New Oil? Why the world is chasing copperCopper has emerged as a strategic commodity powering the global shift towards clean energy, electric vehicles and digital infrastructure. W...
18 Jul, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Global Market: AI chip rally faces valuation test as investors rotate towards hyperscalersAI chipmaker stock rallies are losing momentum as investors reassess valuations. Hyperscaler capital expenditure growth is projected to slo...
17 Jul, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
Among AI crowd, some investors position for slower hyperscaler spending growthFor most of the past two years, the opposite trade prevailed: investors piled into semiconductor and infrastructure companies on the assump...
17 Jul, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Americans are angry about data centers. Politicians are feeling the pressureJust down the road, though, cranes reach above towering fences at the site of a $16 billion project - one that has turned this town of 2,40...
17 Jul, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
New York becomes first US state to impose a data center moratoriumThe moratorium positions New York at the forefront of a growing national debate over how to manage the infrastructure needed to support art...
14 Jul, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
New York first US state to ban new data centres for a yearNew York has paused large data center construction for one year. This action addresses concerns about rising power costs and strained water...
14 Jul, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Data center pipeline faces construction delays, cancellations to mount through 2027: BernsteinGlobal data center capacity faces delays and cancellations until after 2026. Power and supply chain constraints are significantly impacting...
12 Jul, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Blackstone's QTS terminates Digital Gateway data center project in VirginiaThe data center operator has faced years of local opposition and litigation over the project, despite it being approved by the Prince Wil...
03 Jul, 2026, 01.28 PM IST