Microsoft

StealC and Amadey: Breaking down infostealers and the cybercrime services that deliver them

On June 24, 2026, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) facilitated the takedown, suspension, and blocking of domains that ...
The Boston Globe

Energy, water use, and pollution by data centers is expected to double in four years

WASHINGTON — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and ...
PBS

Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and ...
The Conversation

How much water and power will AI data centres use in Australia? Ironically, we don’t have the data to know

Australia’s data centre rush now rivals the mining boom. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week said Australia could become a “data centre capital of the world”. This would come at an ...
MIT Technology Review

How virtual power plants could provide energy for data centers

A new deal between Google and Voltus will take advantage of flexibility on the grid. Would you take a payment to ramp down your electricity use? Would it change anything if you were doing so to help ...
Morningstar

MUNICIPAL DATA & POWER (MDP) LAUNCHES NATIONAL RFP FOR INAUGURAL PLANNED $4 BILLION 'HARVEST GRID DATA & POWER SITE' WITH NEW MDP FACTORY TO PARTNER ...

MDP Opens Competitive Municipal Selection Process for Landmark Infrastructure Project Featuring Micro-Power Grid, Carbon Products Manufacturing Facility, Micro Data Center, Workforce Housing and ...
Seeking Alpha

Which companies will help AI data centers break the power supply bottleneck?

SA Spotlight uses AI to summarize content published on Seeking Alpha. All summaries are reviewed by human editors prior to publication. Investors Should Know: Power supply is emerging as a key ...
POWER Magazine

From Backup to Prime Power: How AI Data Centers Are Bypassing the Grid

Data centers have traditionally depended on uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and backup generators to keep them online during a power cut, grid event, or natural disaster. But the critical ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals

Microsoft is weighing whether to delay or scale back one of its most ambitious clean energy goals as its rapid buildout of AI data centers puts pressure on its ability to meet those targets. Microsoft ...
OPB

Data center uncertainty is making power grid planning difficult, experts say

The proliferation of power-hungry data centers is making it difficult to predict the future of the Pacific Northwest’s energy needs. That has implications for the region’s efforts to invest in ...
Post and Courier

After requesting large power increase, Spartanburg data center says that's been the plan all along

SPARTANBURG — NorthMark, the company behind the data center under construction on South Pine Street, said that its recent request for a ninefold increase in power is consistent with its vision for the ...
BGR

You Should Use Your Phone's Low Power Mode More Often - Here's Why

We rely on our smartphones so much that, if you're on the go, your phone dying can be a major concern. Portable chargers are great, but not everyone wants to buy one or carry it around everywhere, so ...