Scientists Discover Hidden Rule That Could Make Fuel Cells Cheaper and More Powerful

A new study reveals that dual-atom catalysts behave in a fundamentally different way than scientists previously thought, challenging a long-standing model used to predict catalytic performance.

FCC may kill $2B program that connects schools and libraries to Internet

The Federal Communications Commission was roundly criticized today for proposing to scale back or eliminate E-Rate, a $2 ...
Construction Dive

6 takeaways from FERC’s data center interconnection decision

Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission found that major grid operators’ rules for large load interconnections ...

A.I.’s First Big Math Breakthrough Is Not What It Seems

Last month, OpenAI announced that its latest version of ChatGPT had solved a major math problem, one that had stumped experts ...
Washington Examiner

Data centers: Part of the problem or part of the solution?

The specter of data centers is looming ominously over America, posing a triple threat to its electric power-generating capacity, limited water resources, and environment. Or so a chorus of self-styled ...
NBC4 Columbus

Ohio bill would end data center tax breaks, effective Oct. 1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio bill would permanently stop all data center tax exemptions in Ohio. Ohio introduced sales tax incentives for data centers in 2011 but finalized the sales tax ...
Wall Street Journal

Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. Inflation Data Due, ECB Likely to Raise Rates

U.S. inflation data in the coming week will be closely watched as investors gauge how likely it is that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year. In Europe, focus will be on a European ...
NerdWallet

Mortgage Rates Slightly Lower This Week While Jobs Data Portends a Rise

A strong labor market is great news for the U.S. economy, but it could mean mortgage rates are less likely to drop. Mortgage rates eased up a bit this week, as markets are no longer panicking at each ...
KGW8

PGE asks to raise rates on data centers this year — and drop them for everyone else

PORTLAND, Ore. — As it has every year in recent memory, Portland General Electric just filed for regulatory approval of new rates — but this filing may finally come as welcome news for the utility's ...
Government Executive

Lacking data policy is more than a research problem, it's a government performance problem

Effective democracies require modern data policies that direct the country’s ability to govern and hold legitimacy. Data policies offer information justice by providing formal guidelines and rules for ...
Wired

Amazon Thinks the Future of Data Centers Depends on a Technical Problem It Just Solved

The tech giant says a breakthrough in data center networking has dramatically accelerated the flow of information through its massive cloud infrastructure. The new technology hinges on a “quasi-random ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

TVA considering rate changes due to data centers

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As discussions of data centers that require high power loads continue to develop, the Tennessee Valley Authority is considering changing its rates in a way to accommodate the ...