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Received — 2 October 2026 ⏭

Amazon Promises More Local Funding and Less Secrecy Around Data Centers

✇NYT: Technology
By: Karen Weise
2 October 2026 at 08:56
The internet giant is the latest technology company trying to address increasingly hostile local sentiment toward data center projects.

© Nathan Howard for The New York Times

A data center owned by Amazon in Ashburn, Va.
Received — 1 October 2026 ⏭

When Data Centers Cluster Together, How Dirty Are They? One County Wants Answers.

✇NYT: Technology
By: Quinn Glabicki
1 October 2026 at 05:02
An unusual study aims to estimate the pollution and health costs from a cluster of proposed data centers, instead of considering each one separately.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

Seldom do local officials consider the cumulative effect that several data-center projects have on a region. Construction of a Texas data center near a residential community recently.
Received — 30 September 2026 ⏭

How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kashmir Hill · Jesse Drucker · Eli Tan and Mike Isaac
30 September 2026 at 05:00
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.

© Illustration by Joan Wong; Photographs by Jason Henry for The New York Times, Mike Stewart/Associated Press, Getty Images

Received — 24 September 2026 ⏭

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

✇NYT: Science
By: Kate Conger and Cade Metz
24 September 2026 at 09:48
Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

A technician in a clean room at the Planet Labs office inspects the solar panels and wires of a Google-commissioned satellite before a vibration test meant to mimic the shaking it will undergo during launch.

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

✇NYT: Science
By: Cade Metz
24 September 2026 at 21:12
Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Workers prepared to test solar panels and wires for a vibration test for eventual use on a spacecraft, at Planet Labs in San Francisco.

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kate Conger and Cade Metz
24 September 2026 at 09:48
Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

A technician in a clean room at the Planet Labs office inspects the solar panels and wires of a Google-commissioned satellite before a vibration test meant to mimic the shaking it will undergo during launch.

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

✇NYT: Technology
By: Cade Metz
24 September 2026 at 21:12
Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Workers prepared to test solar panels and wires for a vibration test for eventual use on a spacecraft, at Planet Labs in San Francisco.
Received — 23 September 2026 ⏭

Data Center Is Fined $1.1 Million for Operating 62 Power Generators

✇NYT: Technology
By: Adeel Hassan
23 September 2026 at 21:17
New Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits.

© USA Today, via Reuters

A data center under construction in Vineland, N.J., last year.
Received — 22 September 2026 ⏭

Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny

✇NYT: Science
By: Scott Dance
22 September 2026 at 23:23
Less than a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed data centers. Now he is confronting concerns about the projects even among fellow Republicans.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas ordered state environmental regulators on Monday to pause data center permitting processes.
Received — 18 September 2026 ⏭

Will A.I. Kill Us? Can It Hack My Bank Account? Your A.I. Questions Answered

✇NYT: Science
By: Cade Metz · Dylan Freedman and K. R. Callaway
18 September 2026 at 05:04
Nearly 1,000 readers sent us their questions about artificial intelligence, its potential and its potential risks.

© Charles Taylor/Alamy

Some people worry that connecting A.I. agents to the internet or vital infrastructure will wreak havoc in unexpected ways, while others worry that researchers will soon develop A.I. systems that have agency.
Received — 11 September 2026 ⏭
Received — 8 September 2026 ⏭

U.S. to Lend $1.9 Billion to Restart a Shuttered Nuclear Plant in Iowa

✇NYT: Science
By: Brad Plumer
9 September 2026 at 09:38
No company in the United States has ever restarted a reactor that was seemingly closed for good, but there are now three major efforts underway to do so.

© Nick Rohlman/The Gazette, via Associated Press

The Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo, Iowa, in January 2025.
Received — 1 September 2026 ⏭

Missouri Voters Appear to Recall City Councilman Over Data Center Support

✇NYT: Technology
By: David McCabe and Lauren McCarthy
1 September 2026 at 22:47
Initial results showed that residents of Independence, Mo., voted overwhelmingly to recall an official who backed billions of dollars in tax breaks for a data center.

© Clayton Steward for The New York Times

Organizers of the recall vote said the councilman, John Perkins, had failed to engage the public while the city negotiated with the developer of a data center project.
Received — 26 August 2026 ⏭

Nvidia’s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kalley Huang
26 August 2026 at 18:48
Quarterly revenue also more than doubled, to $96.22 billion, the company said, topping expectations on Wall Street.

© Manuel Orbegozo for The New York Times

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, made a big bet years ago on chips and software for artificial intelligence.
Received — 25 August 2026 ⏭

E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers

✇NYT: Technology
By: Maxine Joselow
25 August 2026 at 12:45
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

New homes in a neighborhood on the edge of an enormous Meta A.I. data center under construction in northeast El Paso last month.
Received — 23 August 2026 ⏭
Received — 19 August 2026 ⏭

Voters Aren’t Waiting for November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers

✇NYT: Technology
By: David McCabe
19 August 2026 at 16:05
As a backlash grows over data centers, more local officials are facing recall elections for their support of the computing sites.

© Clayton Steward for The New York Times

Residents of Independence, Mo., at a City Council meeting in June.

A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?’

✇NYT: Technology
By: Cecilia Kang and Caroline Gutman
21 August 2026 at 11:02
Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

A data center in Ashburn, Va.
Received — 18 August 2026 ⏭
Received — 17 August 2026 ⏭

Nvidia to Back Ohio Data Center With as Much as $105 Billion

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kalley Huang
17 August 2026 at 17:13
The data center, one of the world’s largest, could cost as much as $500 billion and will be leased by OpenAI.

© Brian Kaiser/Bloomberg

Workers at the construction site for a data center in Piketon, Ohio, that will be built by a subsidiary of SoftBank and leased to OpenAI.
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