The Conversation

Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

Theodore Kury is the Director of Energy Studies at the University of Florida’s Public Utility Research Center, which is sponsored in part by the Florida electric and gas utilities, the Florida Public ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis-area residents push back against data, infrastructure: Brick City email newsletter

Andrew Gerrard walks his Alaskan malamutes Nakra, left, and Koda, on Fernview Drive on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Creve Coeur. Gerrard says he hopes Creve Coeur builds a sidewalk on the road to make ...
The New York Times

After Shutdown, Labor Dept. Says Some Data Is Gone for Good

Surveys were delayed and some cannot be collected at all, officials said, further complicating the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates next month. By Lydia DePillis and Colby Smith The Bureau ...
Chicago Tribune

Experts explain impact of data centers, as Naperville weighs a proposal

A controversial data center proposal in Naperville is set to once again come before the Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday evening. Developer Karis Critical’s plan calls for the construction of ...
Marketplace

Brick by brick, this small business owner built a unique local attraction

Will Quam discusses launching his brick-based walking tour company, Brick of Chicago, and how he’s making it work financially. Will Quam runs Brick of Chicago, a brick-based walking tour company in ...
CNET

Microsoft Outage Explained: Why Azure and 365 Services Went Down

Microsoft experienced an outage across its Azure and Microsoft 365 services Wednesday that disrupted a wide range of operations worldwide, from banks to airlines to gaming platforms. The downtime came ...
Inside Climate News

Four Governors Whose States Rely on PJM Want Data Centers to Guarantee Their Own Power

In a surprise move that could benefit PJM Interconnection, four state governors have submitted a joint proposal formulated with the Data Center Coalition (DCC), an industry group, that favors ...
CNET

Internet Data Caps Explained: Avoid Extra Charges and Make the Most of Your Internet Plan

Signed up for an internet plan that's left you stuck paying additional fees? Here's everything you need to know to find a broadband plan that'll fit your needs and help save costs. Dhruv is your go-to ...
Network World

DCIM explained: How data center information management powers AI, capacity planning, and sustainability

Stop guessing and start optimizing. DCIM provides real-time visibility into power, cooling, space, and asset health to reduce costs, increase reliability, and future-proof your capacity planning. Data ...
The Business Journals

Data centers: What they are and why they're growing rapidly

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Data centers are booming across ...
AOL

Did Microsoft go down? The MS 365, Teams, Outlook, and Azure outage explained.

Microsoft suffered a relatively brief but certainly inconvenient outage on Thursday. A number of its popular productivity services went down — most notably its Microsoft 365 software, which includes ...