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New York State recommends demanding AI data centers pay $1 million in community investment per megawatt — framework advises towns to plan for maintenance costs, site abandonment, and other contingencies (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-17 | by Jowi Morales | tags: kathy hochul, community investment framework, empire state development

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Al Gore says the real AI risk isn’t data centers (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-16 | by Connie Loizos | tags: al gore, ai data centers, climate movement

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Al Gore says the real AI risk isn’t data centers — it’s what industry leaders are warning about (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-16 | by Connie Loizos | tags: al gore, ai data centers, air conditioning emissions

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Al Gore has a surprisingly calm take on the AI data center backlash (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-16 | by Connie Loizos | tags: al gore, ai data centers, climate movement

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What if AI data centers didn’t need new power plants? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-16 | tags: rune, data centers, solar power

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The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-15 | by Amanda Silberling | tags: ai data centers, grays ferry, philadelphia

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AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular in every poll (theverge.com)

2026-09-15 | by Richard Lawler | tags: ai data centers, new york times poll, siena university

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Voters mostly don’t like AI and data centers, but neither party seems to have an edge (theverge.com)

2026-09-15 | by Richard Lawler | tags: ai data centers, new york times siena poll, voter sentiment

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US AI data centers projected to become the fifth-largest natural gas consumer in the world by 2035 — consumption to grow by 15 billion cubic feet per day as demand for compute increases (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-15 | by Jowi Morales | tags: ai data centers, natural gas consumption, gas turbine generators

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Trump calls AI safety concerns a "hoax," says a "high IQ" president is the only guardrail needed (techspot.com)

2026-09-15 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: donald trump, dario amodei, anthropic

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Maryland data center developers offer residents biggest-ever US community benefits package as big tech seeks to quell fears — $110 million deal includes $30 million elementary school, water reclamation system, and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-14 | by Stephen Warwick | get Apple AirPods Pro 2 → | tags: maryland, amazon, ai data centers

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Trump is giving data centers a pass to pollute (theverge.com)

2026-09-12 | by Justine Calma | get Levoit Core 300S air purifier HEPA → | tags: donald trump, epa, ai data centers

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Nscale adds former OpenAI exec Fidji Simo to its board ahead of potential IPO (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-11 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Lean In Sheryl Sandberg book → | tags: nscale, fidji simo, openai

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Powering AI is an architecture problem (technologyreview.com)

2026-09-10 | by Ricardo De Azevedo | get APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA → | tags: ai data centers, uninterruptible power supply, power grid

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AI data centers won't create as many UK jobs as the tech sector projects, think tank warns (cnbc.com)

2026-09-09 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | tags: ai data centers, techuk, verdant

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AI infrastructure stocks rally on deal announcements from Qualcomm, Corning (cnbc.com)

2026-09-08 | by Isabel O'Brien | get Cable Matters OM4 LC to LC fiber optic patch cable → | tags: qualcomm, corning, ai data centers

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The rise in drive prices is being driven by AI and even HDDs can't hide (engadget.com)

2026-09-08 | by Will Shanklin | get Samsung T7 portable SSD 1TB → | tags: ssd prices, hdd, ai data center

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Guess What the Tech Industry’s Solution to Construction Labor Shortages Delaying AI Data Centers Is (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-08 | tags: ai data centers, construction labor shortage, tech industry

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The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-07 | get First Alert combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarm → | tags: terawulf, lake mariner, fluidstack

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Billionaires Pouring Money Into Ads About How AI Data Centers Are Actually Good (futurism.com)

2026-09-06 | by Joe Wilkins | get Emporia Vue 3 home energy monitor → | tags: build american ai, ai data centers, marc andreessen

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Many truckers don't feel like the rest of America about AI data centers as business booms (cnbc.com)

2026-09-05 | by Kevin Williams | get Rand McNally truck GPS navigator → | tags: qts realty trust, eagle mountain data center, ai data centers

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Former Obama Admin Official Says It’s Time To Consider Military Strikes on Chinese Data Centers to Prevent Them From Reaching AGI (futurism.com)

2026-09-04 | by Joe Wilkins | get Superintelligence Bostrom book → | tags: china ai, data centers, agi

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Denver data center continuously waters its lawn even after city announced drought restrictions, enraging residents — it’s unclear if site is breaking the law or using its own recycled water (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Jowi Morales | get Melnor smart hose timer wifi → | tags: denver water, data center, drought restrictions

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Almost 70% of voters in Missouri city vote to recall council member who said yes to AI data center tax breaks — councilor said disagreement over an issue shouldn’t be enough to unseat him (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-03 | by Jowi Morales | tags: independence missouri, john perkins, nebius

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Hidden China risks are emerging in America’s multibillion-dollar AI data center boom (cnbc.com)

2026-09-03 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz Evelyn Cheng | get APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA battery backup surge protector → | tags: china, ai data centers, nvda

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Hate AI Data Centers? Big Tech’s New Ad Campaign Aims to Change Your Mind (cnet.com)

2026-09-02 | by Omar Gallaga | get Emporia Vue 3 smart home energy monitor → | tags: ai data centers, truth social, big tech

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How Equinix has found a niche in the multitrillion-dollar AI data center boom (cnbc.com)

2026-09-02 | by Isabel O'Brien Katie Tarasov | get Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro rackmount → | tags: equinix, nvidia, hyperscalers

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GoPro joins AI bonanza with pivot into data centers as shares skyrocket 40% (cnbc.com)

2026-09-01 | by Cj Haddad | get GoPro HERO13 Black → | tags: gopro, ai data centers, starman optical

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GoPro joins AI bonanza with pivot into data centers as shares skyrocket 38% (cnbc.com)

2026-09-01 | by Cj Haddad | get GoPro HERO13 Black action camera → | tags: gopro, starman optical, ai data center

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GoPro says it's moving into AI data centers as part of a $285 million merger (engadget.com)

2026-09-01 | by Kris Holt | get GoPro HERO13 Black → | tags: gopro, starman optical, optical transceivers