Data center demand, both current and anticipated, has driven up operating costs for utility companies. That cost has been passed on to consumers, especially in areas with high data center activity. ...

Nikki Baird of Aptos and Melissa Minkow of CI&T say consumer adoption of AI shopping tools is outpacing retailers, and the real barriers are data quality, misplaced cost assumptions and chatbot ...

ORLANDO, Florida, May 18 (Reuters) - Accelerating inflation in the U.S. and beyond is leaving the Federal Reserve and other central banks with an acute problem – negative real interest rates.

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A high-tech executive I coached, Anna*, was told she had a “blind spot” just a year into her role. Her CEO admired her decisiveness, respected her clarity, and valued her confidence. At the same time, ...

PacifiCorp is asking state regulators to approve another increase in electricity rates in Oregon — and to let part of that increase take effect almost immediately while the case is under review. It’s ...

OpenAI and Oracle are building a massive data center in Michigan — and residents' power bills are hinging on it. The data center is part of OpenAI's Stargate project, originally a joint venture ...

A builder lines up a deal. Land is identified. Plans are drawn. The numbers work. The lender says yes. And then — somewhere between approval and execution — the ground shifts. The timeline stretches, ...

DTE Energy Co. is pitching its latest rate hike request — $474 million, nearly twice the size of its most recent approved increase — with a promise: If a planned data center in Saline Township goes ...

Wisconsin's Public Service Commission approved a new energy rate requiring data centers to cover all energy costs, protecting residents from higher bills. Wisconsin's Public Service Commission ...

Wisconsin regulators approved a special energy rate for large AI data centers. The new rate requires data centers to pay more for energy to protect residential customers from higher bills. Data ...