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The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isnât Yet (opens the original)
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Welcome to the latest edition of Power Play! From now until the midterms, senior writer Molly Taft will be sharing their thoughts every Sunday on this political seasonâs hottest issue: data centers. We welcome reader comments, and will be answering questions from the comments section in future editions. The post-lunchtime Climate Week panel featuring tech executives working on AI and data centers was only about a minute into the discussion when a man stood up a few rows over from me in the aud
AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Power Play! Each week, senior writer Molly Taft tackles a topic around this midterm season’s biggest issue: data centers. If you’ve got a question or thought for the column, feel free to shoot Molly an email at [email protected] or reach them securely on Signal at mollytaft.76. “What on earth are they building all of these data centers for?” an exasperated friend asked me recently. They’re not the only one asking: We got several similar questions on our recent data center livestr
Congratulations! You Just Lived Through the Hottest Month Ever Recorded (opens the original)
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August was the planet’s hottest month ever recorded, capping a remarkably grim summer of heat records. With El Niño strengthening—and climate change continuing to heat things up—more records are likely in store well into next year. Data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate agency, shows that last month tied with July 2023 for Earth’s hottest month. (July is also usually the hottest month of the year.) This July also tied with July of 2024 for the second-hottest July on record, while Jun
Why China Is the Bogeyman Data Center Enthusiasts Just Can't Quit (opens the original)
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Welcome to the first edition of Power Play! From now until the midterms, senior writer Molly Taft will be sharing their thoughts every Sunday on this political season’s hottest issue: data centers. We welcome reader comments, and will be answering questions from the comments section in future editions. Be sure to catch WIRED’s first livestream on data centers this Thursday, September 10, featuring Molly, senior politics correspondent Hugo Lowell, and senior business writer Max Zeff! You can subm
Weâve Got a âSupersizedâ El Niño on Our Hands (opens the original)
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The worldâs leading weather organization is sounding the alarm about this yearâs super El Niño, issuing its most certain forecast in the history of the organization. In an update issued early Thursday, the World Meteorological Organization predicted a ânearly 100% likelihoodâ that the El Niño will last through February. The strong language from the World Meteorological Organizationâthe United Nationsâ weather and climate agencyâunderlies just how historic this El Niño is shaping
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