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Why Everyone Suddenly Has Strong Opinions About Data Centres
Those giant warehouse buildings humming away on the edge of town power all the AI tools you use daily. Now they're sparking political fights from both sides. Here's what's going on.
Fifty Eyes in the Sky: How AI Satellites Are Catching Wildfires Before They Spread
A new network of space-based sensors, paired with AI, aims to spot a wildfire while it is still small enough to stamp out. The first three satellites launched in July. Forty-seven more are planned.
Amazon's New Texas Power Plant Could Emit More CO2 Than Any Coal Plant in America
A gas plant built to power Amazon's West Texas data center has a pollution permit larger than any coal facility in the US. The company says its climate commitment stands, but its own emissions have risen for years.
Your ChatGPT question uses about as much electricity as a kettle boiled for one second
AI data centres ate roughly 0.5% of the world's electricity in 2025. That sounds small until you look at where those data centres actually are.
Big Tech's AI Data Centres Now Emit as Much Carbon as a Third of France
Microsoft, Amazon and Google collectively pumped out 119 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide last year. The main culprit: building more data centres to feed AI demand.