Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers

This is Colossus: a data center that Musk’s artificial-intelligence company, xAI, is using as a training ground for Grok, one ...
JD Supra

Dispute Resolution in Data Centre Projects: Proactive Strategies for a High-stakes Environment

The lifecycle of a data centre, from land acquisition to operation, brings together significant capital investment, complex technical systems ...
Pew Research Center

How Americans view data centers’ impact in key areas, from the environment to jobs

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’ ...
Occupational Health & Safety

Future Proofing Electrical Safety in the Data Center Era

As data center construction booms, discover how connected safety tech and advanced training are mitigating rising electrical risks for the 2026 workforce.
Nieman Journalism Lab

As AI data centers scale, investigating their impact becomes its own beat

Many of the data centers of old pale in comparison to new AI-focused facilities, some of which are the size of university campuses. The rapid development has inspired a new term for the tech giants ...
National Law Review

Italy Introduces a Unified Authorization Procedure for Data Centers Under New Energy Decree

Background and Legislative Context On Feb. 18, 2026, the Italian Council of Ministers approved a new Law Decree introducing urgent measures to reduce energy costs and support industrial ...
Wall Street Journal

Data Centers

Utilities around the U.S. are set to spend tens of billions of dollars on high-voltage lines, largely to meet demand from data centers. The investment accounts for nearly half of what the German ...