This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jesse Brooks, a 35-year-old videographer who lives in Fayetteville, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb. It has been edited for length and clarity. The ...

Maine lawmakers on Tuesday passed a ban on large data-center construction, making it the first state to enact such a measure as communities around the U.S. deal with fallout from the ...

Institutions can publish pricing feeds onchain via a pay-as-you-go model, offering an alternative to traditional data distribution systems. Pyth Network, a blockchain data oracle provider, is ...

Maine is poised to freeze large data-center construction, which would make it the first state to enact such a measure as communities across the U.S. grapple with fallout from the boom in artificial ...

Residents in one South Jersey community are very upset about the possibility of a data center being built in their neighborhood. The controversy stems from language in an ordinance for Monroe Township ...

In the blockchain world, an oracle is a system that connects smart contracts to external data sources. Smart contracts, self-executing agreements written in code, operate within the blockchain but ...

Blockchain technology is the foundation of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. It's a secure and transparent way to record and verify transactions, removing the need for intermediaries like banks. Use the ...

A group of Ohio residents is proposing a constitutional amendment to block most new data center projects. The amendment would prohibit data centers with a peak load over 25 megawatts, impacting many ...

Elon Musk’s xAI has lost its bid for a preliminary injunction that would have temporarily blocked California from enforcing a law that requires AI firms to publicly share information about their ...

Ohio lawmakers are considering overriding Gov. Mike DeWine's veto to eliminate a sales tax exemption for data centers. Proponents of removing the tax break argue it's no longer needed to attract data ...

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agora Data, Inc. (“Agora” or the “Company”), a non-prime auto fintech and analytics platform, and Figure Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: FIGR) ...

Larger crypto payments to darknet markets were linked to higher stimulant hospitalizations and deaths in Canadian health data. Blockchain transaction data tied to cryptocurrency payments may provide ...