Orbital data centers, part 1: There’s no way this is economically viable, right?

This is the first of three feature articles Ars is publishing to explore the financial, technical, and competitive dimensions ...
Global Investigative Journalism Network

Techniques for Investigating Data Centers

Expert tips for reporting on the impact of the resource-hungry data storage facilities that power AI — from water exploitation to greenwashing to flouting environmental regulations.
New Atlas

What's the deal with space-based data centers for AI?

Terrestrial data centers are so 2025. We're taking our large-scale compute infrastructure into orbit, baby! Or at least, that's what Big Tech is yelling from the rooftops at the moment. It's quite a ...
WISH-TV

What’s a data center, and why are we building so many?

(MIRROR INDY) — Data centers are a hot topic in Indianapolis. Developers are trying to build data centers in the Martindale Brightwood neighborhood and Decatur Township. Many residents are opposed to ...
WHYY

Data centers explained: What they are, why the Philly area is seeing more of them and how they affect us

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Data centers have quietly moved from the background of the digital economy to the ...