Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Tuesday subjecting proposed data center projects to local approval before developers can move on to state permitting, representing her administration's ...

Data center opposition is on the rise, with a patchwork of local moratoriums and rezoning fights popping up across the United States. As the midterm elections approach, that backlash could push the ...

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In central Washington, a farming town of roughly 8,100 people has become an unlikely showcase for America’s data-center boom. Quincy, long known for potato fields, apple orchards and food-processing ...

Despite efforts to tout AI infrastructure as a boon to the American economy, as well as a home-field advantage to a country steeped in capitalistic aspiration, hawkers of this technology have failed ...

Microsoft and PowerHouse Hillwood Holding are in disputes over agreements laying out terms and requirements for serving their planned data centers in Wisconsin and Illinois, according to filings at ...

The Data Center Local Action Tracker, launched Wednesday, is an interactive resource displaying local government actions related to data center development, from zoning ordinances to community ...

There are already nearly 4,600 data centers in the United States and thousands more in the works. In 2025, companies spent almost $400 billion on U.S.-based data centers, with spending trending even ...

AI development is happening so fast that experts are struggling to measure the exact growth rate. Such a blistering pace of growth comes at a high cost for residents in areas where AI data centers are ...

A plan for a data center located in southeast Raleigh is no longer in the works. According to Mayor Janet Cowell, Beacon Partners has withdrawn its proposal to build a data center on Jones Sausage ...

The company is unifying its consumer and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps as it prepares to consolidate more AI features into a single interface later this year. Microsoft will bring its two Copilot apps ...

Microsoft is consolidating its Copilot apps as several consumer features begin retiring Aug. 18. Image: Microsoft Microsoft is consolidating its consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps into ...