Wisconsin is becoming a popular location for data centers due to its climate, water access, and affordable land. The majority of a data center's water footprint comes from the offsite electricity ...

The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.

Vlad Mazanko is Ukraine-based gaming enthusiast, writing about the industry since 2013 and covering everything from games and studios to movies and TV shows. He joined the Valnet family back in 2021, ...

The Cooking Kit is a cosmetic for cooking that was added to Grow a Garden on August 16, 2025, as part of the Beanstalk Update. Unlike most cosmetics, this one is functional and lets you continue ...

CINCINNATI—Late at night, or when her 18-month-old daughter is napping, Jessica Sharp logs onto Chat GPT and asks it to help her in her fight to stop a data center from being built just steps away ...

A hot potato: GitHub has announced that starting April 24, the company will begin using interaction data from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users to train and improve its AI models unless they opt out.

Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say. By David Gelles Scientists who study global warming are currently wrestling with a ...

Pokémon Go creator Niantic is using players' augmented reality data to help train delivery robots. Now rebranded as Niantic Spatial, the company has joined forces with robotic startup Coco to help its ...

A computer platform that runs on human neurons (and recently showed off said neurons’ ability to play DOOM) now wants in on the data center boom. Australia-based Cortical Labs announced today that it ...

An entrepreneur says overuse of AI will dull workers' critical-thinking skills. And he has a rule for his team and kids to stave off AI atrophy. Start with 10% human thinking, let AI handle the middle ...