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“I’m not for sale”: Farmers refuse to take millions in data center deals

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It seems that tech giants eyeing rural zones for data center development have underestimated how attached American farmers have grown to their lands in the decades they’ve been nurturing them. Across the country, several farmers have firmly rejected eye-popping offers—sometimes in the tens of millions. These offers dwarf the value of their properties, but farmers […]

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A.I. Is Coming for the 2026 Midterms

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Our tech columnist Kevin Roose explains A.I.’s potential impact.

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Siemens Energy Bets $1 Billion That A.I. Power Demand Will Last

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The German manufacturer announced plans to expand factories in several U.S. states and build a new plant in Mississippi.

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How the A.I. Boom Could Push Up the Price of Your Next PC

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A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar.

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Meta Forecasts Spending of at Least $115 Billion This Year

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That would be a major jump from the $72 billion that the Silicon Valley tech giant shelled out last year, as it aims to compete in the artificial intelligence race.

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Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

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Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.

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