"environmental impact"

Investors see SpaceX as a bet on broadband, AI infrastructure and even space-based energy. But if they become reality, the biggest change ma...

As Musk prepares for the largest IPO in history, SpaceX's plan to park a million data centers in Earth’s orbit has left scientists worried a...

Elon Musk’s plan to launch 1 million AI data center satellites into orbit starting in 2028 could spark a financial catastrophe, sending Spac...

AI runs on land, water, and power—not the cloud. Here is the brutal physical footprint of the data center boom, and the hidden cost communit...

A new study prices the environmental damage of the world's richest 10% at up to $5.7 trillion a year, and finds biodiversity loss, not carbo...

As we rethink our approach to energy demand management, here’s an interesting thought experiment: What if AI could save more energy than it...

Disaster response helps communities and saves lives, but it can also leave behind tons of waste and have a negative environmental impact. Th...

The data center boom is driving huge energy and water use, yet its impact is poorly tracked in sustainability reporting, creating a gap that...

A legal battle over a data center's environmental impact opens a window into the US military's rapid adoption of AI for warfighting.

While some communities fight big tech, this 160-year-old HBCU has put a $400 million data center at the financial heart of its bid to revita...

Not every discussion about data centers is grounded in fact, and many people have limited visibility into how these facilities operate or wh...

Formula E's AI software revolution is teaching road EVs to manage energy smarter, using predictive software, simulation and data-driven inte...