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Amazon Ends NDA Practice Amazon has confirmed that it no longer asks residents living near its data centers to sign nondisclosure agreements, according to reporting on the company's community engagement practices. The admission marks a shift in how the technology giant handles its relationships with...

The Data Center Boom And Its Scale The build-out of data centers has reached remarkable proportions, yet the industry still cannot keep pace with demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence. According to estimates from Data Center Map, there are now more than 12,250 data centers across th...

California's New Data Center Disclosure Legislation California has introduced new legislation that will force data centers operating in the state to disclose more information about their water and electricity use. The move responds to growing concern over the environmental footprint of the facilitie...

Trump Gives Data Centers a Pollution Pass The Trump administration is giving data centers a pass to pollute, according to former EPA officials. In a shift that has alarmed environmental watchdogs, the administration has moved to exempt the rapidly expanding data center industry from key clean air re...

Proposed Rule Change The administration is proposing to remove a federal air pollution rule that currently requires data centers to undergo public review under the Clean Air Act. This change would eliminate the requirement for these facilities to obtain permits through a process that includes commun...

Why Underwater Data Centers? The motivation for moving data centers underwater stems from three pressing operational realities: land scarcity, rising cooling costs, and the pursuit of energy efficiency. On land, data centers consume vast amounts of space and require significant real estate investmen...