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A Tennessee family wants to turn about 850 acres near the Hiwassee River into an energy campus that could host a data center; residents are raising concerns ahead of the first votes

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A Tennessee family wants to turn about 850 acres near the Hiwassee River into an energy campus that could host a data center; residents are raising concerns ahead of the first votes

A proposed industrial campus in Bradley County, Tennessee, is putting economic development, energy demand and environmental protection on a collision course. The Wright family, owners of Wright Brothers Construction, wants to rezone and annex about 850 acres west of Interstate 75 and north of Old Lower River Road, close to the Hiwassee River. Called Project … Read more

A 2026 study found abandoned US mine pools could cool AI data centres; one Pennsylvania site could handle 30.6 MW of heat

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A 2026 study found abandoned US mine pools could cool AI data centres; one Pennsylvania site could handle 30.6 MW of heat

Image Credit: AI generated Scientists found that abandoned mine pools could potentially be reused to cool data centres. They developed a model to estimate how much heat these pools could absorb while maintaining suitable cooling conditions. Their detailed analysis of the Morea mine in eastern Pennsylvania found that its pool could support at least 9.5 … Read more

Gold price today: Why gold is near $4,400 ahead of US inflation data

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Gold prices moved higher on Thursday as investors waited for new US inflation data. Spot gold rose 0.4% to $4,418.87 an ounce at 02:40 ET (06:40 GMT). Gold futures also rose 0.03% to $4,461.82 an ounce. Gold prices remain near $4,400 as investors await US inflation data and Fed rate signals. (Representational image) Investors are … Read more

Scientists will deploy 70 electronic tags on 3 vulnerable shark species around Britain, pairing new tracking data with anglers’ catch records dating back to 1953

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Scientists will deploy 70 electronic tags on 3 vulnerable shark species around Britain, pairing new tracking data with anglers’ catch records dating back to 1953

Representative Image (AI-generated) Britain’s coastal waters are home to more shark species than many people might expect, but scientists still know surprisingly little about how several of these animals move, feed and reproduce. In a report by The Guardian, researchers outlined plans for a new three-year project that will combine modern electronic tracking with decades … Read more

US Senators demand action against three India-based companies for data ‘theft’

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US Senators demand action against three India-based companies for data 'theft'

Washington, A bipartisan group of US Senators have written to the Trump administration seeking action against three India-based companies that allegedly hacked and stole data from thousands of Americans and US companies. US Senators demand action against three India-based companies for data ‘theft’ Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Republican Pat Harrigan, have … Read more

Upset About Data Centers? Big Tech and Trump Think You’re a Socialist Dupe

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Attendees at a recent Trump rally in Michigan showed opposition to data centers.

If you’re against AI data centers, the joke’s on you. That’s the message from Silicon Valley and, increasingly, the Trump administration. Attendees at a recent Trump rally in Michigan showed opposition to data centers. For weeks, tech leaders have suggested foreign powers—maybe even socialists—are really behind the U.S. populist movement against artificial intelligence. In particular, … Read more

A 69,000 sq ft data centre was planned beside Nashville Zoo; 600,000 people signed against it as a clouded leopard cub became the face of the fight to protect wildlife

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A 69,000 sq ft data centre was planned beside Nashville Zoo; 600,000 people signed against it as a clouded leopard cub became the face of the fight to protect wildlife

A proposed 69,000 sq ft data centre beside Nashville Zoo in Nashville, Tennessee, has triggered a huge public campaign, with nearly 600,000 people signing a Change.org petition opposing the development. The project, proposed by digital infrastructure company DC BLOX, has raised concerns at the zoo over potential noise, artificial light and other impacts from round-the-clock … Read more

A US war veteran named her Memphis home ‘Serenity’ after 11 quiet years; Elon Musk’s largest US AI data centre moved next door and she says her power bill doubled

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A US war veteran named her Memphis home ‘Serenity’ after 11 quiet years; Elon Musk’s largest US AI data centre moved next door and she says her power bill doubled

Loretta Thornton says noise and fumes have affected her quality of life, while her power bill has doubled. (ABC News: Bradley McLennan) After serving in the US military during the Gulf War, veteran Loretta Thornton settled in a wooded home in Memphis, Tennessee. Living with post-traumatic stress disorder, she named her house ‘Serenity’ and spent … Read more

Millions of hours of Ukraine drone data being used to train AI: Report

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Millions of hours of Ukraine drone data being used to train AI: Report

Ukraine’s battlefield data fuels new AI market (AI-generated image) Ukraine’s war with Russia is generating a resource that could outlive the conflict itself. Reports suggest that vast amounts of battlefield data are increasingly being used to train artificial intelligence systems, creating a new and largely unregulated market around the technology.Every drone flight can generate thousands … Read more

Gold rebounds as Trump signals short Iran conflict; Fed rate fears, US jobs data cap gains

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Gold prices recovered slightly on Wednesday after falling for three straight sessions. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $4,386.94 an ounce in Singapore, while silver gained 0.1% to $65.38 an ounce. Platinum and palladium were little changed. Gold was trading near $4,385 an ounce after gaining about 1% in the previous session. The earlier rise ended … Read more