In the city of Peculiar, a Kansas City suburb, a mayor and a city administrator were forced from their jobs over plans for a data center. In Festus, south of St. Louis, residents thronged city council ...

Data centers create new jobs, use significantly less water than golf courses and car washes, and don't drive up electricity rates. Data centers have become an essential part of powering our daily ...

Ballot counts for this month's Los Angeles mayoral primary show Republican candidate Spencer Pratt gained votes with every update, countering online claims that an apparent pause in his tally - while ...

From left to right, Rick Belleville, Dan Moore, Allen McCarthy and Karl Weekley hold up their right hands as they are sworn as members of the Festus City Council on April 13, 2026, at Festus City Hall ...

Organizations that are pulling ahead on AI capability are the ones that measured first, according to new benchmark data. Skills platform Workera’s 2026 AI Skills Enterprise Benchmark Report, based on ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.

Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican senator Josh Hawley are urging the US’s central energy information agency to provide better information on how much electricity data centers actually ...

This week, we are excited to kick off SQLCon 2026 alongside FabCon in Atlanta. Bringing these SQL and Fabric communities together creates a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and share what’s next ...

Starlink says it may also share personal data with partners to help it "develop AI-enabled tools that improve your customer experience.” Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, ...