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Data center developer proposes building in Pinellas Park
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (404+ words) PINELLAS PARK, Fla. " A new data center may be coming to Pinellas Park. Developer American Tower has submitted a proposal to build a data processing facility on the northwestern edge of Pinellas Park. The proposal is for a site just…...
Pasco County holds first scheduled public hearing on data center moratorium
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (554+ words) NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. " To build or not to build? That's the question Pasco County Commissioners are asking themselves as they decide to impose a one-year moratorium on data centers. Commissioners have begun talks on imposing a one-year moratorium, which…...
Pasco County commissioners to consider one-year moratorium on new data centers
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (373+ words) PASCO COUNTY, Fla. " Pasco County commissioners are set to begin discussions Tuesday on a proposed one-year moratorium that would temporarily halt approvals for new data center projects, including facilities that support artificial intelligence technologies. The proposal comes after the Pasco…...
Pasco planning commission recommends pause on new data center development
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (231+ words) PASCO COUNTY, Fla. " The Pasco County Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend a 12-month pause on any new data center development. At a standing-room only meeting at the historic Pasco County Courthouse, the planning commission heard hours of public…...
Officials: No discussion Monday on Lakeland data center
2+ week, 5+ day ago (227+ words) LAKELAND, Fla. " Officials say they have received an application for a data center, called Project Swan, to be built in the city. But they will not be discussing it during a city commission meeting on Monday. The application that was…...
De Santis signs data centers bill; Building permits law
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis signs a new bill about data centers, and home projects could be cheaper and easier under a new Florida law. Gov. Ron De Santis was at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland on Thursday to sign Senate…...
How USC's ISI helps internet users from around the world
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (531+ words) LOS ANGELES " When you go on the internet to sites like Google or You Tube, your laptop or phone has to first find which computer server to connect to. There are only 13 B-Root systems around the world, and one of…...
The data center boom meets resistance in Maine
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (622+ words) Proposals to slap a moratorium on data centers have been introduced in at least a dozen states, but none have passed a legislative chamber. Maine's legislation would institute a moratorium for more than a year on data centers above a…...
Fort Meade data center proposal advances despite residents' concerns
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) FORT MEADE, Fla. "A proposed data center in Fort Meade has cleared a key hurdle, moving one step closer to final approval despite growing opposition from local residents. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission voted Tuesday to approve the project,…...
Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (625+ words) Closing statements in the trial began Thursday at the Spring Street Courthouse in Los Angeles. Lawyers representing the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman, and those representing the two defendants, Meta and Google-owned You Tube, are making their respective cases to the…...