The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty
A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s…
AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions
New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up…
ICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash Grows
In today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss how ICE has been collecting DNA samples of people with no criminal…
Two Fossil Fuel Companies Are Betting Big on Data Centers
Chevron and Williams are big winners in the race to power artificial intelligence as they build out gas-fired power plants…
Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits
Tech companies and developers have been scouring the U.S. for places to build data centers, and they’ve been drawn to…
How Data Centers Broke American Politics
What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.
SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year
SpaceX said on Thursday that it will remove the unpermitted turbines powering its xAI data centers near Memphis as it…
LinkedIn Won’t Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year
Despite the ongoing AI boom, LinkedIn is holding the line on compute spending. Instead, it’s challenging engineers to make every…
Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid
The largest electrical grid in the U.S. has struggled to cope with an onslaught of data centers. Now, after an…
One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.
A power line went down outside of Washington, DC, this week. Normally, the grid would only need a few seconds…