The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got six or seven of the ten questions right.

Editor’s note: Avista announced Friday afternoon that the utility is pausing negotiations with the data center developer. Avista Corp. confirmed Tuesday that a “large load” customer seeking a massive ...

While some states consider banning data centers, Texas is attracting a surge of new projects. Concerns in other states focus on the high electricity and water usage of data centers. Texas is appealing ...

Local lawmakers are pushing to restrict large-scale data centers amid mounting concern over environmental impacts and backlash tied to Elon Musk’s xAI operation in Memphis. A new bill proposed by ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - The bitcoin mining company TeraWulf announced it is expanding in eastern Kentucky with the purchase of a new high-performance computing development site called the Muskie Data Campus ...

A new zoning proposal in Milwaukee would ban data centers larger than 60,000 square feet. The proposal would also create stricter regulations and new parking requirements for smaller data centers.

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

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Corn estimates were off by 4.5 million acres last year. A lack of survey responses, not job cuts, led to the miss, the Agriculture Department said. By Kevin Draper Reporting from Kansas City, Mo. The ...

Large data centers require significant amounts of water for cooling, which can strain local resources. Several proposals for large-scale data centers in Florida are facing public and governmental ...

Generative AI models require the backing of physical data centers that demand huge amounts of power and water. As interest in the technology has ballooned, more data centers have popped up across the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Texas has become a hot spot for jumbo-sized data centers in far-flung locations that provide the heavy ...