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Columbus will become second-largest data center hub in the Great Lakes region, report says
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (497+ words) About 20% of all the data centers in the U.S. are located in eight states around the Great Lakes. As of 2024, the region had 525 data centers " with another 224 planned by 2030, according to data compiled by the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center…...
Judge dismisses class action lawsuit against city of Columbus for 2024 data hack
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (252+ words) A judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit against the city of Columbus over the 2024 data hack, ruling that the city is protected as a political subdivision under Ohio law. In Wednesday's decision, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni…...
Ohio’s own NPR TikTok star heads to the big screen
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (394+ words) Planet Money's Jack Corbett is best known for translating nebulous economic concepts into bite-sized, surreal TikToks that break down credit scores, tax brackets and the national debt. Now, Corbett, an Ohio native who studied experimental film at Ohio State University,…...
Coalition 'disappointed' in new regulations for data centers within AEP Ohio's territory
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) A national organization representing data centers is not happy with a decision state utility regulators made this week allowing AEP Ohio to charge the industry for power differently than other rate payers. "We are very disappointed with the Public Utilities…...
AEP Ohio to adopt separate rates for data centers, end moratorium to bring new data centers online
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (747+ words) Ohio utility regulators have given AEP Ohio the greenlight to create a new set of rules and rates for data centers. On Wednesday, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) ordered the utility to create the data center tariffs under…...
This TikTok video is fake, but every word was taken from a real creator
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (861+ words) Millions of TikTokkers have watched some version of a video in the past week falsely stating that "they're installing incinerators at Alligator Alcatraz," referring to an internet conspiracy theory that furnaces were being set up at a state-run immigration detention…...
State utility officials approve AEP Ohio's building onsite energy generators at two data centers
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) Utility regulators gave a green light to AEP Ohio to install onsite power generators at two large data centers. It will allow the centers to expand with a secondary power source that doesn't take its electricity from the grid. The…...
Ohio lawmakers to take second crack at online age verification
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (412+ words) Ohio lawmakers ... age verification provisions regulating major technology companies, this time targeting application stores rather than individual apps. Sen. Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester) and ... Ohio lawmakers will try again to pass age verification provisions regulating major technology companies, this time…...
To ghost or not to ghost? We want to know about the dating experiences that haunt you
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (144+ words) Updated on February 12, 2025. It's nearly here again " Valentine's Day. The holiday of love. But the thing about love is that it doesn't always work out the way you intend. There are the awkward first dates, swiping endlessly through dating apps,…...
What to do with data centers in Ohio? Lawmakers, lobbyists have ideas
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (479+ words) State lawmakers said they are early in negotiations on an omnibus bill overhauling Ohio's energy policies, and while details are scant, the ever-growing number of data centers statewide are part of the equation. House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said last…...