AI data centers in space offer sustainable computing solutions, avoiding Earth's storms and cyber threats while reducing the environmental impact, experts say.

Business Insider found where 44 of Microsoft's data centers are located as of 2024. It promised this week consumers won't be on the hook for them.

AI cloud management firm Nebius plans to establish its United States hub on 2.5 million square feet of an Independence industrial park.

Microsoft is trying to win over communities concerned about AI data centers. The company's president, Brad Smith, is meeting with federal lawmakers to emphasize that the industry, not taxpayers, should cover the costs of these centers.

Last summer, the Chesapeake City Council vetoed a controversial proposed data center that would’ve been the first of its kind in the region. City leaders had say over the project, proposed in the Etheridge Lakes residential community,

San Marcos Planning and Zoning Commission initially recommended denial for the project in a meeting less than a year ago. But has since changed its tune on the proposed five-building campus.

The software company promised to pay higher utility bills for all of its U.S. data centers powering artificial-intelligence models, a pledge that drew praise from President Trump.