There was a time when most Americans had little to no knowledge about their local data center. Long the invisible but critical backbone of the internet, server farms have rarely been a point of ...

For nearly as long as modern computing has been around, so have the boxy, unassuming data centers that host servers and networking equipment. But the vast capacity needed for the artificial ...

In the golden hills of Puglia, a southern region of Italy known today for its olive trees, white cliffs and turquoise mediterranean coves, Lorenzo Avello has artificial intelligence on his mind.

Streaming shows, storing photos in the cloud and using social media — all of these require data centers. Why are they so controversial in the communities where tech companies want to build them? Some ...