CHEYENNE — After years of hearing about the tech industry’s economic benefits, from tax revenue to job creation, Wyomingites are now asking if large-scale data centers are worth the potential energy, ...

Microsoft has named its artificial intelligence data center initiative "Fairwater." Fairwater data centers are under construction in Wisconsin, Atlanta, and other U.S. locations. The interconnected ...

In Ashburn, Virginia, the physical footprint of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence ambitions is impossible to miss. Rows of data center buildings stretch across Loudoun County, the epicenter of the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Ahead of a high-profile data center meeting in Gaines Township, Microsoft has presented a set of conditions based on public input that will guide its development. The tech giant ...

Microsoft (MSFT) is weighing delaying or abandoning its 2030 target of matching 100% of its hourly electricity use with renewable energy purchases, amid the data center boom, Bloomberg News reported, ...

KENT COUNTY, MI — Lowell Township is floating the possibility of a six-month moratorium on data centers while Microsoft eyes the rural community for development. The Lowell Township Board on Monday, ...

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...

Microsoft purchased 929 acres of farmland in Granger, Indiana, to build a new computer data center. Some residents are concerned about the data center's potential environmental impact and lack of ...