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foxbusiness.comDevelopers are acquiring land, power, water, and transmission access in rural areas of Texas and other Southern and Midwestern states to build large data center campuses for AI training and operation.
Copper futures have moved in line with technology stocks amid investor expectations that artificial intelligence data centers will increase electricity consumption. The shift marks a departure from copper's traditional role as an industrial economic indicator.
americanbanker.comGoldman Sachs updated its nuclear power model to include small modular reactors, adding about 46 GW of deployments by 2045. The change lifts the bank's nuclear generation forecast by 6% and increases projected uranium demand by 62 million pounds, a 17% upside to prior estimates.…
interestingengineering.comResearchers are using artificial intelligence to speed up development of nuclear fusion as a baseload power source. The technology aims to address rising electricity consumption from AI data centers. Projects include DuctGPT for alloy discovery and a new UK supercomputer for virt…
Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether geofence warrants and phone tracking data violate Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches. Separately, surging data center demand drives up natural gas power costs and prompts policy debates in the U.S. and Chin…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewData centers drove half of the growth in U.S. electricity use in 2025, according to a report. Globally, energy demand growth slowed to 1.3 percent, with solar PV contributing the largest share. Electricity demand grew faster than overall energy demand, led by various sectors incl…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewThe International Energy Agency's Global Energy Review 2026 shows global energy demand grew by 1.3% in 2025, with electricity demand rising faster at 3%. Solar power met most of the demand growth, followed by gas, amid slower economic expansion. In the U.S., data centers drove ha…
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder / Wikimedia (Public domain)A heat wave is expected to move into the eastern United States next week, potentially breaking temperature records. The weather system will increase energy demand in the region. New York City and Washington are among the areas forecasted to experience high temperatures.