From AI to cloud computing, data centers power today's digital world. Learn about their function and why companies are racing to build more of them.

Chicago is quickly becoming a hub for companies looking to build new data centers and computing facilities. Here are some answers to key questions surrounding them.

How long does the average data center last? That depends on whether you're asking how long it's useful or how long until it ...

Data centers are massive facilities filled with computers and networking equipment that power much of modern life, including streaming services, social media, banking, cloud storage, artificial ...

A data center is a group of computers in a building. There are a wide variety of data centers depending on size and purpose. The increased construction to build data centers are aiming to keep up with ...

People really don’t like AI data centers. Politicians are running against them. A recent Gallup poll showed 71% of Americans ...

For years, pundits have lamented that America no longer builds things. Bridges and roads take decades to complete, and housing construction in many places has slowed to a crawl. Governments at all ...

The sun sets behind the Stargate data center on May 2, 2026, in Abilene. In the span of a couple years, hundreds of massive electricity- and water-hungry data centers have proposed construction in ...

Experts say data centers are bad for public health and the environment. Little is known about the effects of data centers themselves, but most of the concern is in how they are powered. Many data ...

I empathize with the environmental opposition to data center construction, but the arguments are shakier than they seem. The battle over where A.I. data centers are being built is really a battle over ...