Knox County commissioners are joining the dialogue gripping elected officials and voters nationwide. The topic? Data centers. When a data center is pitched for a community, it's guaranteed to bring ...

On April 17, the Alabama Legislature enacted the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act, granting state residents rights over their personal data and setting obligations for businesses that control or ...

Judge says Justice Department lacks authority to conduct 'fishing expedition' Similar Justice Department requests denied in multiple Democratic-led states Trump has repeatedly falsely claimed fraud ...

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The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming ...

John Steinbach was shocked to receive a $281 electricity bill in January 2026—a huge spike from the roughly $100 he’d paid the previous month. “It’s just so far beyond any bill that I’ve ever had,” he ...

A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ impact in ...

A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Emissions from data centers can cause breathing issues and premature deaths for those living nearby, according to a new report. The report was compiled by Community & ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Department of Justice that sought to obtain Michigan’s voter rolls, marking the latest judicial rejection in President Donald ...

The ruling from a Trump-appointed federal judge is the third in recent weeks to reject the administration’s demand for voters’ personal data from nearly every state. By Mattathias Schwartz and Nick ...