3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (593+ words) ASHBURN, VA – Four Loudoun County high school students decided to see if they could fight fire with fire – in this case, to try to combat invasive farm pests with another little buzzing, flying creation: drones. Sumedh Pendyala, Praneel Mukherjee, Jayesh…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1642+ words) The irony almost loads itself. Disputes surrounding the server facilities driving artificial intelligence are raging across the internet, on news and social media feeds that depend on these massive data hubs to reach the public. “Nobody outside of government and…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (383+ words) Proposed data centers must secure a community benefits agreement and either provide for or pay for their own energy consumption as part of an executive order that Gov. Maura Healey said on Tuesday allows local control over the controversial developments....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (424+ words) As the midterm elections approach their final stretch, data centers have emerged as a central issue nationwide. The issue has appeared on a handful of local ballot measures so far this year, as well as indirectly in town halls and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (440+ words) DARIEN, CT — The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has denied Nutmeg Public Access Television’s requests to take over community-access operations from Optimum, Cox and Charter in several Connecticut cable regions, including Area 1, according to a draft decision issued by the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (192+ words) MONTVILLE, NJ — Montville is plugging into the debate over data centers before an application lands on the township’s doorstep. The Planning Board reviewed an analysis during its Thursday, Aug. 27, meeting, focusing on noise, water use, electricity demand and zoning. No…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1043+ words) BAY AREA, CA — Companies backing data center construction are flooding Sacramento with cash, hoping to stop or defang seven bills that would regulate the facilities as they head toward approval in the California Legislature this week. The financial push comes…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (212+ words) Pennsylvania will receive hundreds of millions in damages after a lawsuit was settled against the tech giant Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, over claims it intentionally addicted children and caused health issues for countless users. Of the $18 billion settlement…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (286+ words) PENNSYLVANIA — State Attorney General Dave Sunday has filed a lawsuit against the owner of Snapchat alleging the social media behemoth has failed to warn users of platform addictiveness and hasn't protected children from compulsive use. The lawsuit, filed this week…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (135+ words) VIENNA, VA — A new AT&T rooftop telecommunications facility could improve wireless service along Vienna’s Maple Avenue corridor, where residents and businesses have reported longstanding problems with weak coverage and dead zones, FFXnow reported. The Vienna Town Council voted unanimously…...