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Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment.  From audacious plans to launch data centers into space to the latest legal battles over pollution, The Verge has the biggest news and reporting surrounding data centers. 43 percent of Americans blame data centers as a major reason for rising power bills. Senators are pushing to find out how much electricity data centers actually use How the spiraling Iran conflict could affect data centers and electricity costs Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers  Trump claims tech companies will sign deals next week to pay for their own power supply Anthropic says it’ll try to keep its data centers from raising electricit

Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisions Since the surreal scene at the 2024 presidential inauguration, when a row of big tech titans took their VIP seats and signaled their new alliance with Maga, the Trump administration has rolled out the red carpet for Silicon Valley’s AI ambitions and shareholder priorities. Washington has doled out billions in lucrative federal subsidies and contracts to the cash-rich sector, bloating an AI bubble that experts warn may imperil the entire economy while prohibiting any guardrails on the fast-moving technology. Continue reading...

Corning, once best known for Pyrex and Gorilla Glass, is now at the center of the U.S. push to build AI data centers.

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