1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (439+ words) Large energy users " including manufacturing facilities, industrial operations or emerging sectors like data centers " can play an important role in a growing economy. The key is making sure that growth happens responsibly and does not shift costs or risks onto…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (237+ words) Fiber optic cables connect in a network server rack. Utilities companies in Florida are prohibited from making residents pay higher electricity costs caused by data centers. Second-term Republican Gov. Ron De Santis signed the legislation related to "hyperscale" data centers…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (272+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis signed legislation this week aimed at protecting Florida residents, local governments and natural resources from the impacts of large-scale data centers. The governor signed Senate Bill 484 in Lakeland on Thursday. The new law addresses the development…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (280+ words) Citrus County is taking a closer look at how to handle the rapid rise of data centers and what that could mean for residents. Officials have released a draft ordinance that would update the county's Land Development Code, with a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (384+ words) While much popular discourse of AI is centered on chatbot applications and Large Language Models, in reality, AI is the marriage of many components. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dubs it a "Five-Layer Cake," with applications, models, chipsets, internal infrastructure (such…...

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1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (722+ words) A hundred years from now, descendants of today's On Top of the World (OTOW) residents without Bridgenet's fiber-optic internet will regale their children about "The Great Internet Outage of 2026" and how their ancestors survived nearly 36 hours without the internet. It…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (257+ words) Citrus County Library System is offering a free Tech Talk program, "Alternatives to Cable," on March 16 and 18. Learn about the different options to traditional cable. At one time, cable TV was king. Today, it's not the only way to enjoy…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1068+ words) After hours of testimony, the county's Planning and Development Commission (PDC) voted 4-3 Thursday to postpone a decision on a rezoning request that could allow a controversial data center at Holder Industrial Park. The continuance came after a packed meeting where…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1026+ words) There are several signs that suggest 2026 could be a tipping point for Florida when it comes to large-scale data centers, the warehouse facilities that house thousands of servers for artificial intelligence and other tech programs. As hotspot states like Virginia…...