Jan 13 (Reuters) – Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential surge in power prices.

The proliferation of AI data centers across the country has raised concerns about increasing electricity prices, the impact on local water supplies, and whether the facilities actually benefit the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith laid out a plan Tuesday to reduce the tech giant’s impact on electricity bills and ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced an initiative to prevent its data centers from harming the areas where they’re built. Brad Smith, the tech giant’s vice chair and president, detailed the program in a ...

As massive facilities totaling millions of square feet spread across city edges, officials question strain on water, power ...

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.

Microsoft’s growing interest in high-temperature superconductor (HTS) technology for data center applications raises a ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released details of a new plan attempting to alleviate concerns from consumers around their massive push to build new AI data centers, including pledge to pay higher electricity ...