June 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is limiting employees' use of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 because of the AI startup's new data retention requirements, The Verge reported on ...

SEATTLE — After two hours of near-unanimous testimony from residents in support, all Seattle City Council Members voted to create a one-year moratorium on the creation or expansion of any large data ...

SEATTLE — Elected officials unanimously approved a yearlong moratorium on new data centers within Seattle city limits effective immediately at the city council meeting Tuesday, with a potential ...

MONROE COUNTY, Wis. (WKBT) — Residents packed the Adrian Town Hall Monday evening to learn about a proposed modular data center that could come to their community, as a Denver-based company sought ...

Every internet search, streamed video and AI-generated response depends on a data center somewhere. Driven by rapid growth in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cryptocurrency, data centers ...

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In spring 2026, social media users spread a rumor that a new data center in Utah would use about 16 billion gallons of water a year and that the center would be 2.7 times the size of Manhattan. Utah ...

Voters in one Los Angeles suburb just overwhelmingly rejected the development of data centers in their area—for good. In the latest sign that Americans are souring on artificial intelligence, in a ...

Voters in a city near Los Angeles appear to be the first in the nation to approve an all-out ban on data centers. About 86 percent of voters in Monterey Park, Calif., voted in favor of the measure in ...

Even if you’ve never tried using local AI, there’s a lot to learn from the people who do. These users are unique in that they don't accept the average chatbot as-is. Instead, they tweak settings, ...

Microsoft CEO: New Data Centers Use the Same Amount of Water As a Restaurant According to Satya Nadella, Microsoft's newer facilities use a closed-loop cooling system that circulates the same water ...

EU eyes minimum efficiency rules for data centres Capacity set to double by 2030, lifting power demand Sustainability label planned amid energy concerns BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - The European Union ...