An underwater data center installed in 2023

    China’s New Underwater Data Center Has An Unexpected Power Source

    China is trying to solve its water-consuming, power-draining data center problems by moving them under the sea. Shanghai Hailanyun Technology (HiCloud), in collaboration with several government agencies, launched what it’s calling the world’s first wind-powered underwater data center in May 2026. It sits about 32 feet below the ocean’s surface off the coast of Shanghai’s…

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    Canadian billionaire Kevin O’Leary alleges China-backed campaign against data centre in US; says got convinced after …

      Canadian billionaire Kevin O’Leary alleges China-backed campaign against data centre in US; says got convinced after …

      Canadian billionaire Kevin O’Leary has pushed back against claims surrounding a proposed data center project in Utah, saying false information is being spread online about the development. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), O’Leary said some groups opposing the project were circulating misleading claims about environmental damage, power use and the scale of…

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      FILE PHOTO: An Amazon Web Services AI data center in New Carlisle, Indiana, U.S., October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Noah Berger for AWS/File Photo

      Big Tech’s data center push has sent electricity bills higher. Lawmakers want to slow them down.

      Big Tech’s data center build-out is facing mounting resistance from lawmakers. This week, Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the first bipartisan bill in Congress designed to prevent data center power usage from affecting consumers’ electric bills. A week earlier, on Feb. 6, New York became at least the sixth state to…

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      'A strong buffer for … water supply'

      ‘A more militarized surveillance state’

      Tech companies have been pouring billions into artificial intelligence this year in the wake of the AI and data center boom. But a coalition of Amazon employees says the company’s AI usage is happening alongside rising global temperatures, political instability, and “a more militarized surveillance state with fewer protections for ordinary people,” according to Fortune….

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