Leaders in Chatham County on Wednesday approved a moratorium that would ban the construction of data centers and cryptocurrency mining for a year in the county. According to a presentation on the ...

Bitcoin’s most recent halving took place in 2024, cutting the reward miners receive for each new block (David Pereiras/The Noun Project) While today’s data center conversation revolves around AI, ...

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 ...

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 ...

China's bitcoin mining market share rebounds to 3rd globally, Hashrate Index shows Beijing’s softening stance, cheap electricity attract crypto miners Bitcoin seen as strategic asset amid Sino-US ...

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 ...

Cipher Mining (CIFR) jumped 19% on Monday after signing a $5.5 billion lease agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), pushing deeper into the red-hot artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The ...

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 ...

This article is based on a presentation at Womble Bond Dickinson’s AI Intensive: Playbook for Innovation and Risk Mitigation virtual summit on May 20, 2025 (including some updates in respect of the UK ...

Hyperscale Data, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Sentinum, Inc. has successfully reenergized 10 megawatts of power at its Montana facility and is resuming Bitcoin mining operations. Starting with ...

Last year, 650 million people across 30 countries visited an Ikea store, and the company’s website attracted more than 4 billion visitors. Those are staggering numbers that would make any retailer ...