search
data centers
Trends
- 1
Residents and local officials in several regions are resisting the construction of new data centers built to support artificial intelligence, citing concerns over electricity and water use, noise, and limited local economic benefit. The pushback is adding pressure on tech companies and policymakers as AI infrastructure expands rapidly and planning disputes increasingly play out in town halls and local politics.
- 2Google unveils Project Suncatcher to put AI compute in space●Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space
Google has announced Project Suncatcher, a research initiative to run machine learning infrastructure on solar-powered satellite constellations in orbit. The idea is to use uninterrupted sunlight in space to power AI data centers without Earth's land and energy constraints. Commenters are debating feasibility, launch costs, thermal management and whether orbital compute could scale.
- 3New Jersey fines data center $1.1 million over hidden generators●New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
New Jersey regulators have fined a data center $1.1 million after aerial imagery revealed 62 unpermitted gas generators on the site. The discovery has drawn attention to how data centers expand their power infrastructure without public oversight, and to the growing role of satellite and drone surveillance in environmental enforcement.