<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware UK in Data-center ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/tag/data-center Mon, 18 May 2026 14:43:47 +0000 en <![CDATA[ China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers — 24 megawatt subsea AI facility uses ocean water for passive cooling and offshore wind for power ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-says-worlds-first-offshore-wind-powered-underwater-data-center-has-entered-full-operation-houses-2-000-servers-24-megawatt-subsea-ai-facility-uses-ocean-water-for-passive-cooling-and-offshore-wind-for-power bhdpRXFMru6PNSuHMsFhq9 Mon, 18 May 2026 14:43:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Texas county passes data center ban for rural areas for a year, move comes in wake of AI data centers moving to remote areas to skirt regulations — state senator says counties cannot legally impose these bans ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/texas-county-passes-data-center-moratorium-for-a-year-follows-other-local-governments-pausing-similar-projects-but-state-senator-says-counties-cannot-impose-these-bans Tm5UbGAnGFek9KeEuypiPf Sat, 16 May 2026 14:37:59 +0000 Sat, 16 May 2026 15:00:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data centers trigger massive 'irreversible' 76% electricity price spike in largest US region — federal watchdog demands tech giants pay for their own power infrastructure ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ai-data-centers-trigger-massive-irreversible-76-percent-electricity-price-spike-in-largest-us-region-federal-watchdog-demands-tech-giants-pay-for-their-own-power-infrastructure 92KLXZYs9wtPCNHcPa3ww5 Sat, 16 May 2026 12:02:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data centers require 36 times more fiber than designs with standard servers — severe glass shortages push cable lead times out to a full year ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ai-data-centers-are-consuming-fiber-optic-cable-faster-than-suppliers-can-make-it Jh6eBE2QXeVG4RXBbuz2g3 Sat, 16 May 2026 11:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pennsylvania residents complain they are being 'bulldozed' over AI data center concerns — lambast Gov. Shapiro in two-hour town hall, say he is losing support base ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/pennsylvania-residents-complain-they-are-being-bulldozed-over-ai-data-center-concerns-lambast-gov-shapiro-in-two-hour-town-hall-say-he-is-losing-support-base WEzZAZJqHX2rVPj855ofpV Fri, 15 May 2026 14:46:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Musk's Colossus 1 AI supercomputer's inefficient mixed-architecture design couldn't be used to train Grok, so Anthropic's using it for inference instead — Musk readies unified Blackwell-only Colossus 2 for frontier training and potential IPO ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/musks-colossus-1-ai-supercomputers-inefficient-mixed-architecture-design-couldnt-be-used-to-train-grok-so-anthropics-using-it-for-inference-instead-musk-readies-unified-blackwell-only-colossus-2-for-frontier-training-and-potential-ipo E8awDFVQAvujvjePkK2r6g Fri, 15 May 2026 10:08:57 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 18:18:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 70% of Americans oppose data centers near their homes, now less popular than nuclear power plants — opposition towards nearby AI infrastructure heating up as tech companies ramp up projects to acquire more compute ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/70-percent-of-americans-oppose-data-centers-near-their-homes-now-less-popular-than-nuclear-power-plants-opposition-towards-nearby-ai-infrastructure-heating-up-as-tech-companies-ramp-up-projects-to-acquire-more-compute bfReuiiaPXySFBXp7NyH3N Thu, 14 May 2026 11:43:11 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 12:08:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ SoftBank to manufacture its own batteries with water-based tech to power AI data centers — targets gigawatt-hour-scale production by 2028 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/softbank-to-manufacture-its-own-batteries-to-power-ai-data-centers fmXT6xaohNppEMB79HizTB Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says — $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of infrastructure ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/microsofts-1-billion-kenya-data-center-stalls-over-disagreements-on-power-capacity drTaifB3BEnMQb8P46xXtP Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data center developers target rural territory to bypass city construction bans and regulations — rural locations allow sites to bypass city council approvals, rezoning votes, land-use reviews, and reduce public scrutiny ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-center-developers-target-rural-territory-to-bypass-city-construction-bans-and-regulations-rural-locations-allow-sites-to-bypass-city-council-approvals-rezoning-votes-land-use-reviews-and-reduce-public-scrutiny qLit5LRwBZ3qJ4x3Ac2hxW Mon, 11 May 2026 11:10:00 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 17:10:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure — officials refuse to fine builders of massive 6.2 million-square-foot facility over unauthorized water use ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/georgia-data-center-used-29-million-gallons-of-water kQgat49n9HQGfhqHWVayHY Sun, 10 May 2026 12:40:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 14:08:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound — citizens complain high- and low-frequency sounds do not register on decibel meters but cause adverse health effects ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/data-centers-face-increasing-infrasound-complaints-from-neighboring-communities-sounds-do-not-register-on-decibel-meters-but-irritate-local-citizens GmGJRgNQg9eBpEZKumpVpU Sun, 10 May 2026 11:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion power grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers — state complains to federal energy regulators, says additional cost breaks ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ promises ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/maryland-citizens-slapped-with-usd2-billion-grid-upgrade-bill-for-out-of-state-ai-data-centers-state-complains-to-federal-energy-regulators-says-additional-cost-breaks-ratepayer-protection-pledge-promises WtWzmx2zquVnSLoXGs9wAY Sat, 09 May 2026 14:22:45 +0000 Sat, 09 May 2026 15:53:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI data center bans are rapidly multiplying across the US — 69 jurisdictions block new builds, with four moves noted as permanent ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-center-bans-are-rapidly-multiplying-across-the-us-69-jurisdictions-block-new-builds-with-four-moves-noted-as-permanent mCTeLFFkne6rUZb9Qbe4MR Fri, 08 May 2026 12:31:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Middle East had everything data center builders and hyperscalers could wish for — then the Iran war happened ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/the-middle-east-had-everything-data-center-builders-and-hyperscalers-could-wish-for-then-the-iran-war-happened prhCAiwoHqkoGkoap22YiS Fri, 08 May 2026 11:46:01 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:12:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Senator at center of Utah AI data center debate gets physical, slaps phone out of reporter’s hand — reporter covering cases of harassment against his business ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/senator-at-center-of-utah-ai-data-center-debate-gets-physical-slaps-phone-out-of-reporters-hand-reporter-covering-cases-of-harassment-against-his-business UmrEx6y3J3DPRedLgLp3pU Fri, 08 May 2026 11:11:08 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:26:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ After a $16 billion Stargate AI data center was built despite being voted down, Michigan towns rush to block new buildouts — massive facility will suck 1.4 Gigawatts of energy to power ChatGPT ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/michigan-towns-rush-to-block-ai-data-centers-after-16-billion-stargate-project-overrode-local-opposition xmyYC4vgiMiFdHfw7fDfK8 Thu, 07 May 2026 11:42:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Survey shows that nearly half of Americans don't want new data centers built near their homes — 47% oppose the construction of new AI data centers in their neighborhood ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/survey-shows-that-nearly-half-of-americans-dont-want-new-data-centers-built-near-their-homes-47-percent-oppose-the-construction-of-new-ai-data-centers-in-their-neighborhood 7J2xs3f4BEvqivHCvyEgVM Wed, 06 May 2026 15:55:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exploding number of AI data center build-outs delay Texas housing projects — data centers' high demand for electricians prices out contractors, homes now take two months longer to complete ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/exploding-ai-data-center-build-outs-delay-texas-housing-projects-data-centers-high-demand-for-electricians-prices-out-contractors-homes-now-take-two-months-longer-to-complete qZdhoPbyxEYac28BCpSwjP Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Six AI data centers proposed for a small town of 7,000, equal to 51 Walmart Supercenters in 17 square mile area — four out of the seven town council members have resigned from their positions as town fights back ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/six-ai-data-centers-proposed-for-a-small-town-of-7-000-equal-to-51-walmart-supercenters-in-17-square-mile-area-four-out-of-the-seven-town-council-members-have-resigned-from-their-positions-as-town-fights-back zhfEtJBgqzMiEjXeQ7e57i Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:15:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses — Kevin O'Leary's 9 Gigawatt Utah data center campus approved ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/kevin-o-learys-9-gw-utah-data-center-campus-approved veSc8WgLxtLoBxd9xeeHWW Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:58:17 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Maine governor vetoes bill that bans large new data centers — says legislature should’ve exempted one particular well-supported data center ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/maine-governor-vetoes-bill-that-bans-large-new-data-centers-says-legislature-shouldve-exempted-one-particular-well-supported-data-center SsWztnBjnPkHj4hKGKD4rf Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:40:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Analytics group signals possible delays at 40% of AI data center construction sites — companies deny schedule holdups, but satellite imagery indicates otherwise ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/analytics-group-signals-possible-delays-at-40-percent-of-ai-data-center-construction-sites-companies-deny-schedule-holdups-but-satellite-imagery-indicates-otherwise dGCeWMXrc7K9UWpAhuFhvS Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:40:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Local political revolts threaten to derail US data center projects — mounting delays are already costing AI hyperscalers billions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/local-political-revolts-threaten-to-derail-us-data-center-projects-mounting-delays-are-already-costing-ai-hyperscalers-billions nbt6rrjMXJHLLtYtbE3gcG Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:25:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Oklahoma farmer arrested and jailed for trespassing during AI data center town hall — removed by officers after going a few seconds over allotted speaking time, trying to hand paperwork to counselors ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/oklahoma-farmer-arrested-and-jailed-for-trespassing-during-ai-data-center-town-hall-removed-by-officers-after-going-a-few-seconds-over-allotted-speaking-time-trying-to-hand-paperwork-to-counselors PJcBitbENJEVsJ7db9gsCT Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:10:48 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:49:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Virginia voter support for new data centers collapses from 69% in 2023 to 35% in new poll — Multi-gigawatt, 37-building Digital Gateway project abandoned ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/virginia-voter-support-for-new-data-centers-collapses-to-35-percent fZRe9FkamNrYGkVyPbJXbc Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:58:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Indianapolis politician's home shot at 13 times over data center dispute — police and FBI investigating 'isolated, targeted incident' after city councilor backed project ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/indianapolis-politicians-home-shot-at-13-times-over-data-center-dispute-police-and-fbi-investigating-isolated-targeted-incident-after-city-councilor-backed-project 6jZFeykhp6ignAwbrjyVGC Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:14:47 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:20:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon, Microsoft, and Google under investor pressure to disclose site-specific data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen shareholders ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/investors-push-amazon-microsoft-and-google-to-disclose-data-center-water-and-power-consumption SugUcQ52edfXxjuz8mNyKm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:40:30 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:21:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/iran-threatens-complete-and-utter-annihilation-of-openais-usd30b-stargate-ai-data-center-in-abu-dhabi-regime-posts-video-with-satellite-imagery-of-chatgpt-makers-premier-1gw-data-center v27PH5vEvxLVeYMwM4zFP6 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:02:45 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:42:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tokyo consortium tests placing data centers under railway overpasses — passing trains introduce severe thermal and vibration challenges ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tokyu-group-to-test-modular-data-centers-under-tokyo-railway-overpasses AdPDov9eGV5JMDCiL2aBck Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:50:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta to fund seven new natural gas power plants to fuel AI data centers — Entergy partnership to deliver 7 gigawatts of power for Louisiana AI facility ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/meta-will-fund-seven-new-gas-plants-to-power-its-7gw-louisiana-data-center ThFaPjkFSXxSsGQgHcwEa Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kentucky farm family rejects $26 million offer for 600 acres of land from unnamed AI data center suitor — declines 7x offer, wants to ‘Stay and hold and feed a nation’ ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/kentucky-farm-family-rejects-usd26-million-offer-for-600-acres-of-land-from-unnamed-ai-data-center-suitor-declines-7x-offer-wants-to-stay-and-hold-and-feed-a-nation bcNiqkqChvdzmCUAZhQFPg Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:28:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ GTC 2026: Ian Buck press Q&A transcript — VP of Hyperscale and HPC speaks out on shelving CPX and shipping LPU decode this year ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/gc-2026-press-q-and-a-transcript BiuE6ego5JFEfHrdxAd4G7 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:38:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tech titans team up to form optical interconnect alliance to solve the AI buildout's big data bottleneck — Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom & more set sights on building PHY to break through the limitations of copper ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/tech-titans-team-up-to-form-optical-interconnect-alliance-to-solve-the-ai-buildouts-big-data-bottleneck-nvidia-amd-broadcom-and-more-set-sights-on-building-phy-to-break-through-the-limitations-of-copper s5k9V3aLQjcLLD9YYcrXhU Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:14:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Human brain cells set to power two new data centers, thanks to 'body-in-the-box' CL1 — Cortical Labs targets the AI energy crisis with biological computer that reportedly uses less energy than a calculator ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/human-brain-cells-set-to-power-two-new-data-centers-thanks-to-body-in-the-box-cl1-cortical-labs-targets-the-ai-energy-crisis-with-biological-computer-that-reportedly-uses-less-energy-than-a-calculator fThj6SBmMKXcxnA8f6jVHY Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Oracle and OpenAI's Abilene expansion saga detailed: 600MW expansion gets scrapped, as larger 4.5GW agreement remains on track ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/oracle-and-openai-scrap-planned-600mw-abilene-expansion aAHDUfrjXuz9kHCchBkEn5 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:39:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ OpenAI's massive Stargate data center canceled as firm can't reach terms with Oracle, operator struggles with reliability issues — Meta said to be interested in snatching excess capacity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openais-massive-stargate-data-center-canceled-as-firm-cant-reach-terms-with-oracle-operator-struggles-with-reliability-issues-meta-said-to-be-interested-in-snatching-excess-capacity k72cY9nrdu4boZUjYLbkyc Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:49:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ US startup plans to build data centers inside ocean-based wind turbines, servers water cooled via chilly North Sea — each leg houses a data center, firm set to launch three-legged prototype in Norway’s North Sea this year ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/us-startup-plans-to-build-data-centers-inside-ocean-based-wind-turbines-servers-water-cooled-via-chilly-north-sea-each-leg-houses-a-data-center-firm-set-to-launch-three-legged-prototype-in-norways-north-sea-this-year 23Yr9eXadqTeuDUjyN8Dj6 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:52:07 +0000 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:17:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Drones attack several AWS Middle East region data centers amid Iran war, leading to outages — service health been disrupted after power cut due to fire risk ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/drones-attack-several-aws-middle-east-region-data-centers-amid-iran-war-leading-to-outages-service-health-been-disrupted-after-power-cut-due-to-fire-risk nrxaEDt65hHTM2woenfCKY Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:04:47 +0000 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:13:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ German data center giant hikes prices up to 37% starting April 1 — Hetzner cites rising hardware costs for price increases ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/hetzner-to-raise-prices-by-up-to-37-percent-from-april-1 psHAaNCdn5hzAof44RgPE7 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:43:35 +0000 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:17:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ China’s AI build-out forces a rapid shift to liquid cooling — massive clusters put pressure on domestic suppliers to shift cooling methods ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinas-ai-build-out-forces-a-rapid-shift-to-liquid-cooling gQnTdChJ9K2ncQ49topCZg Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:42:01 +0000 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:28:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI hyperscalers move to secure long-term uranium supply from mining companies — fuel required for nuclear plants to power future data centers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ai-hyperscalers-move-to-secure-long-term-uranium-supply-from-mining-companies-fuel-required-for-nuclear-plants-to-power-future-data-centers BqSDjiDvRmb8rHqrRwdW9P Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:20:29 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:56:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026 — chief says some long-term agreements for 2027 and 2028 already in place ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-is-already-sold-out-of-hard-drives-for-all-of-2026-chief-says-some-long-term-agreements-for-2027-and-2028-already-in-place bEggEbWrauT5krzZQiSV7H Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:00:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft turns to superconductors for distributing power to its AI data centers — zero-resistance cables could reduce power losses and produce zero heat ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/microsoft-turns-to-superconductors-for-distributing-power-to-its-ai-data-centers-zero-resistance-cables-could-reduce-power-losses-and-produce-zero-heat yhLNkHCJRx6RoG26zzp4ZQ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ultra Ethernet: The data-center interconnection of tomorrow detailed ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/ultra-ethernet-the-data-center-interconnection-of-tomorrow-detailed U996dmEYbEXUcawDaeASbB Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:11:45 +0000 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:34:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon's European data centers challenged by grid delays — up to seven year waits for new connections ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/amazons-european-data-center-projects-stalled-by-grid-delays 6miykqJGTvoT9igrgaQWbR Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:29:55 +0000 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:37:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel, AMD server CPUs reportedly suffering from supply shortages in China, leading to increased prices — sources say orders could be delayed by as much as 6 months ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-amd-server-cpus-reportedly-suffering-from-supply-shortages-in-china-leading-to-increased-prices-sources-say-orders-could-be-delayed-by-as-much-as-6-months 7vmosxjvwByZ86U8e8MxxA Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:22:10 +0000 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:22:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ SpaceX acquires xAI in a bid to make orbiting data centers a reality — Musk plans to launch a million tons of satellites annually, targets 1TW/year of space-based compute capacity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/spacex-acquires-xai-in-a-bid-to-make-orbiting-data-centers-a-reality-musk-plans-to-launch-a-million-tons-of-satellites-annually-targets-1tw-year-of-space-based-compute-capacity bFi5LMFDM858SBKFaABTPA Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:54:27 +0000 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:22:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ambitious 170 km long Saudi megacity 'The Line' has scope slashed and may be repurposed as AI data center hub — futuristic desert city was set to house 9 million people, and showcased polarizing sci-fi design ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ambitious-170-km-long-saudimegacity-the-line-has-scope-slashed-and-may-be-repurposed-as-ai-data-center-hub-futuristic-desert-city-was-set-to-house-9-million-people-and-showcased-polarizing-sci-fi-design Tv2PrvwG5meTJk7dpA54Q5 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:48:05 +0000 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:36:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents — ex-crypto mining company doesn’t want publicity for its latest project ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/new-ai-data-center-buildout-being-done-in-secret-location-to-avoid-backlash-from-local-residents-ex-crypto-mining-company-doesnt-want-publicity-for-its-latest-project uxCQ2WHny6CvCzB7Y2Xcr6 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000