Emerging Tech
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AI election campaign videos have been praised and mocked, but heavily shared. And some see them as a harbinger of how artificial intelligence could reshape political messaging across the country. -
Data center operators need to talk proactively about their approach to building responsibly, and address community concerns without relying on local government bureaucracy as a buffer.
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Reno became the first local government in Nevada to pause new data center applications following a council vote in a packed special meeting that reflected the divisiveness of the issue across the nation.
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As AI continues to rapidly evolve, it is being used by cyber criminals to increase both the volume and efficiency of their attacks. At the same time, AI is giving defenders new tools.
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Concern over AI governance is not a geopolitical abstract but an unavoidable local actuality, and the U.S. may be amenable to cooperation with China despite the AI race between the superpowers.
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Grant County Public Utility District has filed lawsuits to take portions of land from nine owners to build electric transmission lines — part of a project to move more power to the state’s de facto data center hub.
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Days after a township meeting ended with police forcibly removing a speaker, Andover Township officials announced they plan to ban all data centers — including those that fuel AI.
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With only a small tweak suggested by Danville City Manager Ken Larking, the City Council this week signed off on amending the municipal code to allow for data centers to operate in the city limits.
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As automated license plate-reading cameras take hold at more than two dozen police departments around the state, Lowe’s and Home Depot stores there have installed the devices in many parking lots.
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The majority would support banning artificial intelligence data centers in their communities, according to a poll released by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University.
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Kentucky’s two largest power utilities are collaborating with a prefabricated nuclear reactor manufacturer in Maryland to explore producing nuclear energy in the state for the first time.
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A dispute in King George County, Va., may be a harbinger of a larger political and legal battle over a budget proposal by the Virginia Senate to repeal a recent data center tax exemption.
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Two developers have withdrawn plans to add large-scale data centers to Seattle's electric grid following a flood of backlash, including members of the City Council proposing a one-year moratorium.
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Smart glasses are wearable computers designed to look like regular eyewear while offering hands-free access to information through audio, built-in cameras and, increasingly, artificial intelligence.
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The space is the total within the 51 cities and townships that have passed data center moratoriums, measures that temporarily pause the consideration or construction of new projects within their boundaries.
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The data center industry’s rapid growth has raised concerns among state lawmakers, who are now pushing to limit AI data centers’ impact on utility bills, water use and the electric grid.
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Massive data centers are rapidly being built all over the nation to provide computing power that tech companies need to train artificial intelligence or power other emerging technologies.
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Nearly six months after announcing it was expanding to New Orleans, autonomous ride-hailing company Waymo has yet to debut its signature driverless vehicles on the city’s streets.
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Breakthrough surveillance capabilities — drones and license plate readers — have played a pivotal role in catching Colorado Springs’ criminals and keeping law-abiding citizens safe.
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Satellite collisions in orbit could trigger a catastrophic global chain reaction, potentially halting space exploration, destroying GPS and raising risks for aerospace sectors that support jobs.
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Orange County, N.C., leaders approved a one-year moratorium Tuesday night on large-scale data centers that support artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
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