2+ week, 4+ day ago   (414+ words) The cacophony surrounding data centers moving in — practically everywhere, it seems, especially in rural areas — has grown almost as loud as the hum some residents complain is coming from their industrial neighbors. Some opposition to data centers is NIMBYism, but…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (682+ words) Facebook Marketplace has created an entirely new form of suburban marriage: the wife buys an item, and the husband gets deployed to retrieve it — possibly putting his life on the line. Apparently, husbands are now functioning as Facebook Marketplace stunt…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (420+ words) Debates over data centers are raging from coast to coast, with one axiom: Secrecy and behind-the-scenes political pressure around data center public policy decisions are surefire ways to lose whatever public support the growing industry has. Then, in a remarkable…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) Now retired, I worked in the electrical field 30 for years, and I am 100% for data centers in and around Duluth. As of now, there are at least two data centers operating in Duluth. Has anyone been bothered by the “noise?...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (147+ words) As data centers face rising costs, strained resources, and growing political opposition, a number of entrepreneurs — namely Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Eric Schmidt — have raised the possibility of processing and storing data aboard satellites in low-Earth orbit, using large…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (509+ words) economic development director, said in an email to the News Tribune on Tuesday. “We have not yet fully resolved...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (672+ words) CARLTON — Applause erupted at the Carlton County Transportation Building Tuesday as the Carlton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on the construction of data centers within the county. “The purpose of the pause is to protect the…...