Italy awarded a €211 million ($249 million) grant to a company seeking to speed up processing at artificial intelligence data centers as part of a bid to support local startups.

As data centers rapidly expand across the Mountain West, researchers say a key question is getting harder to answer: how much water are they actually using?

Here on Earth, the problem is glaring: AI is gobbling up electricity around the globe. Global data-center power consumption is expected to roughly double to nearly 1,000 terawatt-hours by the end of the decade, according to an estimate by the International Energy Agency.

The surge has millions of residents worried about water depletion, disappearing farmland and overcrowded roadways.

Some cities and towns are investing in water and sewer lines to support data center growth. Who’s looking out for utility customers?

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) stock surged 23% in Tuesday trading, extending a powerful run that has made it one of the most talked-about names in the energy sector. The move builds on a 6% gain on April 13,

Power availability drives data center shift to Texas and Midwest. Tech companies have been expanding in Wisconsin, Indiana, and more.

In this article, we explore the 12 Best Data Center Stocks to Buy Right Now. The ongoing data center boom, driven by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, continues to gain momentum. This trend is clear as Wall Street banks increasingly compete to finance AI-focused data centers,

Analysts and consultants see it as taking a more conservative fiscal approach as OpenAI prepares for an imminent IPO.

Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are advocating for space data centers to scale AI. Scientists say it can get expensive fast.