Oregon's data centers consumed approximately 23% of the state's retail electricity sales in 2025 and could reach 31% to 32% by 2030, according to a new report from economic research firm ECOnorthwest …
SemiAnalysis estimates that only about 2.3 GW of planned US datacenter capacity is genuinely delayed by local moratoriums and New York's executive order, despite four states acting in under two months…
Lam Research broke ground on August 26 on a new advanced R&D lab in Tualatin, Oregon, as part of a five-year investment plan exceeding $3 billion to expand its global research infrastructure. The faci…
Amazon.com Inc. is redesigning its cloud setup for its e-commerce business under an internal initiative called 'Region Flex' to reduce reliance on a few large AWS regions due to power and data center …
Oregon has not enacted a comprehensive AI law, with its only binding statute being SB 1571 (2024), which requires disclosure of AI-generated synthetic media in campaign communications and imposes fine…
Flexential upgraded its private network backbone to 400 Gb/s across 15 data centers in Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and Oregon to meet growing demand for AI training and inference, enabling customers to l…
The AI boom is driving a surge in natural gas power plant construction as renewable energy cannot keep pace with data center demand. Environmental advocates and lawmakers in states like New York, Mich…
The United States is investing heavily in AI hardware but neglecting the human capability to use it, according to leaders from Digital Promise and TNTP. The organizations have committed to reaching 15…
Oakland resident Midori reports finding dead bees on her front porch, possibly due to infection by the zombie fly (Apocephalus borealis), a parasite that disorients bees and draws them to lights. The …
A photographer is retiring their Nikon D7200 DSLR after ten years due to negative social reactions, including confrontations and hostile stares, when using the camera in public. The decision reflects …
Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of …
AI debt collection bots are now handling millions of calls, emails, and texts as U.S. debt delinquency reaches record highs, with the industry projected to be worth nearly $16 billion within a decade.…
The article describes how the author and her husband retired to their Oregon farm, initially planning to live separately from their adult daughter and son-in-law but ultimately sharing the farmhouse d…
Oregon state Senator David Brock Smith won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate on May 19, setting up a November challenge against Democratic incumbent Jeff Merkley. The primary results also saw vot…