The new joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank and other partners intends to build the infrastructure needed to greatly expand artificial intelligence in the U.S.

The process means that the communities get little input, even though the data centers create both air and noise pollution.

Exponential growth in big data and computing power is transforming climate science, where machine learning is playing a critical role in mapping the physics of our changing climate.

As the rise of AI heightens the need for clean energy to fuel data centers, South Carolina aims to restart construction on a partially-built, defunct nuclear power plant. Will Big Tech finish what ...