Data center joins pipeline, power plant as latest concern in ACE Basin

New power plants, gas pipelines, data centers - what some may see as signs of modern progress and development, others see as ...

Self-Host Your Airtable Workflows with a Docker-Friendly SQL-Backed Grid Interface

Meet NoDB, an open source Airtable alternative that builds REST endpoints and SDKs, so your team moves faster without monthly ...
InfoQ

Bun Introduces Built-in Database Clients and Zero-Config Frontend Development

Bun 1.3 revolutionizes full-stack JavaScript development with unified database APIs and zero-config frontend setup. Experience enhanced performance with built-in Redis support and optimized bundling.
IEEE

Learning-Enabled Adaptive Power Capping Scheme for Cloud Data Centers

Abstract: The rapid growth of the digital economy and artificial intelligence has transformed cloud data centers into essential infrastructure with substantial energy consumption and carbon emission, ...
Reuters

AI data centers are forcing dirty ‘peaker’ power plants back into service

CHICAGO, Dec. 23 - In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children ...
TechCrunch

Alphabet to buy Intersect Power to bypass energy grid bottlenecks

Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy Intersect Power, a data center and clean energy developer, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of the company’s debt. The acquisition, which was ...
Reuters

Alphabet to buy clean energy developer Intersect in $4.75 billion deal amid AI push

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab said on Monday it would buy clean energy developer Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus assumed debt, as tech giants spend billions to expand ...
Ars Technica

Power outage paralyzes Waymo robotaxis when traffic lights go out

San Francisco was affected by a massive power outage over the weekend. It started with a fire at a substation in the city on Saturday afternoon, causing a blackout that at times affected as much as a ...
Planet Detroit

Data center energy needs: A looming challenge for US power grid

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SFGate

Power restored in much of San Francisco, some outages continue

LATEST Dec. 20, 10:12 p.m.: PG&E posted an update at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, saying 90,000 customers had power restored. The remaining 40,000 customers affected by the outage should have their power ...
Associated Press

Georgia regulators approve huge electric generation increase for data centers

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Bowen is shown Oct. 18 ...
Georgia Recorder

Georgia regulators approve massive power grid expansion to serve data centers

Georgia regulators unanimously approved a massive expansion of the state’s power grid Friday, approving Georgia Power’s request for nearly 10,000 megawatts of new energy capacity despite concerns over ...