Editor's note: This is the first of three feature articles Ars is publishing to explore the financial, technical, and competitive dimensions of orbital data centers. Although the idea of putting data ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — If you haven’t seen it here, you may have seen it online. Data centers can use a tremendous amount of power, create loud noises, and drain a local water supply. So why are ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a big ambition to deploy up to one million AI data centre satellites in orbit by 2028. This vision could move computing infrastructure beyond Earth, potentially creating a new ...

AI data center demand is tightening memory chip supplies, forcing manufacturers to prioritize AI hardware over consumer devices and raising concerns about higher prices and future shortages.

In a rare moment of bipartisanship, there’s a force uniting Americans across the country: opposition to data centers. “When we bring this massive amount of electricity demand to the grid, and there’s ...