RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As data center proposals continue to emerge across Central Virginia, lawmakers are pushing a wave of legislation that could bring new regulations to the industry statewide.

Oregon business and technology leaders are pushing a bill that would add 1,700 acres to Hillsboro’s urban growth boundary, making room for new semiconductor factories or other advanced manufacturers.

A new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that data centers in Illinois could add up to $37 billion to the cost of electricity over the next 25 years. The report shows that without ...

Data centers can bring jobs, tax revenue and investment — along with a sizable demand for electricity and water. What does this mean for Texans? In our latest Two Views package we present a discussion ...

Microsoft has proposed a massive expansion in Mount Pleasant with plans for 15 new data centers. The total expansion would add over 8.7 million square feet across two separate proposals. This ...

Applied Digital (APLD) shares surged as high as 15% during morning market action on Thursday after its second quarter fiscal 2026 results topped estimates and the company revealed it was in advanced ...

Jan 7 (Reuters) - News Corp's (NWSA.O), opens new tab Dow Jones said on Wednesday it had signed an exclusive deal with Polymarket to bring real-time prediction market data to its outlets including The ...

A 320-acre data center campus may be coming to Caldwell County, adding to the growing Central Texas cluster of server-filled buildings needed to support the future of artificial intelligence. The ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The ongoing dispute between multiple agencies and organizations over the addition of large data centers to the regional energy grid persists, with several filings submitted to ...

Tech companies and lobbyists are investing millions of dollars to tackle a new political problem for the industry: Data centers, the lifeblood of the growing artificial intelligence economy, are ...

Some Democrats support regulating the growth of new data centers but stopped short of endorsing a construction freeze. Over 200 climate groups are urging Congress to pass a moratorium on new ...

Amazon said it will invest as much as $50 billion on AI infrastructure to support U.S. government agencies. The project will add 1.3 gigawatts of capacity across new data centers, with Amazon expected ...