Emerging Tech

Some say that what began as a modest incentive meant to foster economic development in a nascent field became a billion-dollar windfall of questionable effectiveness.

A surge in data center projects has impacted utilities in the state; in some areas residents have seen increases to their bills. Hoosiers should be safeguarded against having to subsidize billion-dollar businesses.

A new project in the state raises questions being asked across the nation as AI increases demand for data centers: Is the impact on surrounding communities good, bad or somewhere in between?

Proponents of synthetic data see it as the future, saying it will help government have more access to valuable data while at the same time protecting individual privacy.

West Feliciana Parish is set to receive the new revenue through a 30-year agreement with Hut 8, a Miami-based company planning to build a $2.5 billion data center near St. Francisville, La.

An independent monitor has asked federal officials to ensure consumers don’t get stuck with the bill if the electric grid can’t handle power needs of a massive data center planned for Bucks County, Pa.

As data centers drive a surge in power demand, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers in Maryland are pressing the operator of the region’s null to ensure residents aren’t left footing the bill.

Oklahoma likely has enough water to handle the large data centers in various stages of development but may need more power-generating capacity, state lawmakers were told Tuesday.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins hope to reduce the number of crashes and fatalities each year by using large language models to process, understand and learn from massive amounts of data.

The hub will explore new transportation initiatives while also potentially offering rail service into Toronto, all from Michigan Central, a site that once housed Detroit's passenger train station.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's trade mission to Japan this year is showing signs of paying off, with the announcement of an agreement to collaborate on a tech hub with Fujitsu.

Georgia Power officials will make their case to state regulators beginning Tuesday to build gas-fired power plants and add solar and battery storage to the power grid over the next five years.

Advocates and opponents of a proposed data center development in Hermantown, Minn., vocally reacted as the city council there voted unanimously to support a requested zoning change.

Tech companies have set their sights on swaths of land in Michigan in a race to build data centers — energy-hungry facilities that power AI, movie streaming, web browsing and other online tools.

Even as it fundamentally changes government service delivery, the technology’s speed and scale can increase risk. Considering these five questions can help lead to clarity on developments and implementations.

The public water utility serving Middlesex Township said Thursday night it has the headroom to serve a major data center, which checks a significant box for the proposal’s developers.

The road-painting system, developed in the Ohio city, could save considerable manpower in applying road markings, a state safety and traffic engineer said. Its robotic arm could also save money.

Data centers in other parts of the country have already skyrocketed some electric bills, as utilities must rapidly build more power plants and transmission lines to compensate for the soaring demand.