Fiber provider Lumos is asking the Federal Communications Commission to preempt local permitting rules in two Ohio counties, which strenuously objected on Tuesday, while other internet service provide…
A new report finds that data centers in seven U.S. states—Virginia, Texas, California, Illinois, Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona—depend on about 3.4 trillion gallons of freshwater annually for electricity,…
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley called for a national "compromise" between privacy and safety in a Fox News interview as backlash against the company's AI-powered surveillance cameras intensifies, wi…
Nvidia has agreed to guarantee up to $105 billion in residual asset value for data centers OpenAI is leasing in Ohio, covering the resale value of buildings it will fill with its own GPUs rather than …
Investor Chamath Palihapitiya warned in an August 20 X post that political backlash against AI data centers could cost the US 200 to 300 basis points of annual GDP if disputes continue, citing early r…
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has privately warned top AI companies that the growing public opposition to data centers in Ohio could hurt the GOP's chances in the upcoming election, acc…
OpenAI will lease a massive new data center in Ohio for 20 years, backed by a $105 billion financing commitment from Nvidia, according to a regulatory filing published Monday. The facility, built on a…
OpenAI Group PBC signed a 20-year lease for a 10-gigawatt AI data center campus in Ohio, to be built and operated by SB Energy, a SoftBank Group Corp. unit, with at least 10 gigawatts of new energy in…
OpenAI has signed a 10-year lease for an Ohio data center that will provide 8 gigawatts of computing capacity, powered by 10 gigawatts of new energy generation, with Nvidia guaranteeing up to $105 bil…
OpenAI has signed a 20-year lease for an 8-gigawatt data center in Ohio, with Nvidia guaranteeing up to $105 billion for the residual value of the facilities and becoming the exclusive chip supplier. …
5C Group secured $605 million in debt financing led by Brookfield Asset Management on August 11, 2026, to fund AI data center campus development in Memphis, Phoenix, and Ohio. The financing follows $8…
President Trump's Patriot Games final on Tuesday night in Geneva, Ohio, sparked a wave of memes online, with supporters sharing AI-generated images of Trump as a muscular athlete and critics comparing…
The United States has at least 82 data center-linked gas generators in development or proposal, which could emit as much pollution in one year as half the passenger cars in the U.S., according to a Ne…
U.S. states including Arizona, Illinois, and Ohio are withdrawing sales tax breaks for data centers, potentially raising AI infrastructure costs by approximately 7% or more and increasing the price of…
A couple visiting a Van Gogh exhibit in Ohio encountered an AI-powered interactive version of the painter that could only say "Hello," failing to answer basic questions. The TikTok clip posted by user…
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott faces backlash from his rural conservative base over his support for massive AI data centers, which residents fear will raise electricity bills, deplete water res…
Honda Motor Co. is ending sales of its only US electric vehicle, the Honda Prologue, after weak demand, with production ceasing later this year and sales discontinued as of the 2026 model year. Lance …
US manufacturers in Rust Belt states are facing soaring electricity costs as data center demand strains the PJM power grid, threatening President Trump's "Made in America" manufacturing revival plan. …
California consumer confidence rose 1% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, despite economic uncertainty, the Iran war, and a heated governor's race. The present situation in…
New federal data shows steep drops in Affordable Care Act enrollment across many states, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollees after enhanced subsidies expired in January. T…