AI and Water Usage

Columbus-area data centers used 1.2 billion gallons of water in a year. (Columbus Dispatch)

AI and Big Investments

Indiana gets $10 Billion

America's data-centre backlash puts the AI boom at risk. (The Economist)

Meta DC infrastructure partner purchases $42m land parcel in New Albany, Ohio (DCD)

China v. Silicon Valley (Washington Post, Gift Link)

Power Up for the Heat (New York Times, Gift Link)

AI in Politics

What to watch Tuesday: Mamdani, AI industry flex political power in New York (AP News)

Data Centers

Tech Giants Get a Blue Collar Ally (Washington Post)

Ohio's data center boom really started in New Albany. We went there to see what it looks like. (ABC News 5 Cleveland)

Ohio's Data Centers at a Glance

Ohio's data center building boom: Nearly 80 more could be on the way (WSYX ABC 6)

Ohio lawmakers create bipartisan committee to get 'accurate, relevant' info on data centers (Statehouse News Bureau)

Economists: Incentives for Ohio data centers are a loser. So is banning new construction (Ohio Capital Journal)

As more Ohio towns ban data centers, lawmakers move to 'study' impacts (ABC 5 News Cleveland)

Locals Are Using AI to Fight Data Centers Being Built in Their Backyards (The Wall Street Journal)

Environment

Environmental group asking for moratorium on new data centers in Ohio (WOSU 89.7 NPR)

Data Centers can push Ohio green energy if lawmakers act, per report (Columbus Dispatch)

Landsman data center oversight bill takes aim at rising energy costs (WLWT)

Healthcare

There are more AI health tools than ever--but how well do they work? (MIT Technology Review)

AI is speeding into healthcare. Who should regulate it? (The Harvard Gazette)

Real Estate

New Albany expands Intel-adjacent business park (Columbus Dispatch)

Google

Google bets $500 million on Lima with new data center project (Ohio Tech News)

Temporary Google Construction traffic among resident concerns (The Lima News)

Intel

Intel, Apple strikes chipmaking deal, WSJ reports (Reuters)

As stock soars, good vibes are back for Intel in Ohio (Axios)

Meta

Meta's New Data Center in Lebanon, Indiana Marks a Milestone AI Investment

Inside One of Meta's Data Centers

An Ohio newspaper has a star writer. It isn't human. (Washington Post)