Kentucky mother, 82, rejects $26 million for family farm as AI data center plans advance: ‘Everything coming out of the data center is going to be poison and destructive’Kentucky woman rejected $26 million offer to turn her farm into a data center in a bid to preserve it. Ida Huddleston and her family declin...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Empower India eyes major gains from AI computing boom via sustainable infra pushAnticipating a boom in the AI computing landscape, Empower India is taking strategic steps towards enhancing sustainable digital infrastruc...
08 Sep, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
Oklahoma Bitcoin mining data center leaks 3 million gallons of water, forcing schools, businesses and government offices to close despite 2023 Stop Work OrderIn Oklahoma, a bitcoin mining data center is at the centre of a controversy after it leaked 3 million gallons of water despite 2023 Stop Wo...
08 Sep, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
Silver Sands Middle School replaced gray shingles with reflective white metal; plenum temperature fell by over 25°F, and cooling energy in Portable 096 dropped by over 33%A recent study revealed that dark roofs on portable classrooms led to increased cooling costs. By switching to white metal roofing, energy ...
08 Sep, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
A Fresno home replaced dark asphalt shingles with reflective concrete roof tiles; a Lawrence Berkeley study reported 26% lower annual cooling energy use and 37% lower peak-hour demandA recent study in Fresno demonstrated that reflective roofs could lower cooling energy consumption by an impressive twenty-six percent. Hom...
08 Sep, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Tech companies look to Argentina's windswept Patagonia to build massive data centersAs tech giants known as hyperscalers race worldwide to build server farms and run into roadblocks amid anti-data-center campaigns, projects...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.46 AM IST
AI data centers are less thirsty now, tech giants sayData centers are running into a wall of public anger in the United States over their thirst for water and power. "There are incentives," Re...
07 Sep, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Wall Street Week Ahead:Investors to pore over inflation data for signals on rate trajectoryInvestors await crucial inflation data next week which may decide the Fed's interest rate move. The S&P 500 index is nearing its record hig...
05 Sep, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
- Texas Republicans turn against data centers, putting Big Tech on notice
In a surprising turn, Republican leaders are now standing against data center projects due to increasing public resistance. This developmen...
04 Sep, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
In 2007, Oak Ridge built a roof with phase-change material between foil layers; attic temperatures fell about 22°F, with utility savings estimated at 8%Developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, innovative attic technology utilizing phase change materials has proven to lower attic temperat...
04 Sep, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Global Market: Data centre boom fuels demand for power, cooling equipment suppliersThe global AI data centre boom is creating fresh opportunities for power and cooling equipment suppliers as developers race to overcome inf...
02 Sep, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
Let data reign: Trump's data center gospel meets a growing American backlashDonald Trump supports data centers, linking them to jobs and prosperity. He warns communities rejecting them face economic decline and pove...
02 Sep, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
Not just Nvidia: These power and cooling firms are riding the trillion-dollar data centre boomGlobal data centre construction is accelerating to meet AI demand, and power and cooling equipment suppliers are seeing significant order i...
02 Sep, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Not just Nvidia: these power and cooling firms are riding the trillion-dollar data centre boomMcKinsey forecasts nearly $7 trillion in data-centre investment globally by 2030; Nvidia last week said it expects AI spending to remain ro...
02 Sep, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
In 1995, Florida researchers coated a Cocoa Beach school roof white; over the following year, chiller energy use fell 10%, saving 13,000 kWh, while peak demand fell 35%A study conducted in Florida revealed that white roofs can drastically lower cooling costs, marking a significant achievement in the realm ...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
In 2020, Stanford's radiative cooling technology reached a California supermarket roof; panels were estimated to save 15% to 20% energy, while a Tempe bus shelter film was reported 30°F coolerNew technology allows surfaces to cool themselves under direct sunlight. This innovation reflects sunlight and radiates heat into outer spa...
31 Aug, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
SLB to expand data center business with $3.4 billion deal for KelvionThe oilfield services company will also assume about $700 million of Kelvion's debt under the deal, which is expected to close in the fir...
31 Aug, 2026, 04.40 PM IST