A new map reveals the true scale of America's AI data center boom

Each entry on Epoch AI's map links satellite imagery with construction data and public permits. Zooming in on New Albany, ...
BMJ Open

‘The paper brochure is worth its weight in gold’: a qualitative study of older adults’ experiences and preferences for information delivery prior to elective ...

Objectives Older adults can have difficulties understanding and recalling information prior to hospitalisation for elective treatment. Limited research exists regarding how older adults perceive the ...
Tobacco Control

Reducing the exceptional affordability of hand-rolling tobacco using tax escalators: a health and economic impact modelling study for England

Background Hand-rolling tobacco (HRT) remains more affordable than factory-made (FM) cigarettes in the UK, which could ...
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)

Scalable regionalised quality improvement model for ACS management in resource-limited primary healthcare facilities

Background Prehospital delays remain critical barriers to timely acute coronary syndrome (ACS) care, particularly for ...
BMJ Open

Optimising regional organisation of endovascular thrombectomy for ischaemic stroke reusing a simulation model

Objectives This study assessed whether a previously developed Monte Carlo simulation model can be reused for evaluating various strategies to minimise time-to-treatment in southwest Netherlands for ...
The New York Times

Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion

The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help Google build out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence. By Eli Tan Reporting from Seattle Google has agreed to buy ...
The Verge

Communities are rising up against data centers — and winning

Local fights against new data centers are gaining bipartisan support across the US. Local fights against new data centers are gaining bipartisan support across the US. is a senior science reporter ...
The Washington Post

Supersized data centers are coming. See how they will transform America.

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...
NBC4 Columbus

Report links data center to rare cancers, raising questions about central Ohioans’ safety

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A report linked Amazon data centers to miscarriages and rare cancers, drawing concerns about data centers’ presence in central Ohio. According to a report from Rolling Stone, ...
The Conversation

Is postmodernism wrecking science? In a provocative book, scientists weigh the evidence

Fiona Helen Panther does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
Charlotte Observer

Charlotte’s data center surge — pricey, power-hungry and shrouded in secrecy

Viewing this story in our app? Click here for a better experience on our website. In early October, one hand after another shot up across a packed room at Matthews Town Hall, where more than 100 ...
Forbes

OpenAI Data Breach Exposes User Data. Here’s What To Do Immediately

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A few days ago, on November 26th, right before Thanksgiving, OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, ...