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Amazon Promises More Local Funding and Less Secrecy Around Data Centers

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By: Karen Weise
2 October 2026 at 09:04
The internet giant is the latest technology company trying to address increasingly hostile local sentiment toward data center projects.

Β© Nathan Howard for The New York Times

A data center owned by Amazon in Ashburn, Va.

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

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By: Quinn Glabicki
1 October 2026 at 09:02
An unusual study aims to estimate the pollution and health costs from a cluster of proposed data centers, instead of considering each one separately.

Β© 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.

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

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By: Cade Metz
25 September 2026 at 01:12
Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

Β© 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

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By: Kate Conger and Cade Metz
24 September 2026 at 13:48
Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.

Β© 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.

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

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By: Adeel Hassan
24 September 2026 at 01:17
New Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits.

Β© USA Today, via Reuters

A data center under construction in Vineland, N.J., last year.
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