To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The data center boom is sparking ...

AI data center expansion is facing increasing local opposition over power, infrastructure and costs, echoing the resistance that once slowed Bitcoin mining. For years, Bitcoin miners expanding across ...

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern headed inside a data center to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: David Hall It’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less ...

Cipher Mining Inc. (CIFR) recently entered the AI data center race with major deals with hyperscaler customers. The bitcoin miner is part of a group of companies transitioning from running data ...

If you’re going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season, there’s a chance the price you pay will be influenced by what’s known as “surveillance pricing.” Some retailers are using ...

One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas. Over a metal gate, I watched a bright yellow excavator claw at the ...

Millions of users work with SQL to keep the gears of their business turning. In an era marked by relentless digital transformation, the proliferation of AI workloads, and tightening regulatory demands ...

CleanSpark CEO Matt Schultz laid out the bitcoin mining company's new strategy to develop AI data centers alongside its crypto mining operations in an appearance on CNBC's "Crypto World." He says ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to anchor a $3 billion data center contract with Cipher Mining Inc. in the latest tie up between a crypto mining firm and a big tech company seeking computing ...

IREN Limited uniquely combines high-margin Bitcoin mining with a strategic shift into green AI data centers, driving impressive 128% YoY growth. Ultra-low energy costs (3.3¢/kWh) provide a major ...