Behind your ChatGPT and Gemini queries, there's a land grab happening to keep up the fevered pace of gen AI's growth. The consequences are significant.

On Wednesday, Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney announced that developers withdrew their request for the center. So, there will be no active request to build one in the town, and it will not be discussed in next month’s meeting. Previously, Dale Earnhardt’s widow requested to have their hunting land rezoned to build the data center.

The race to build AI infrastructure is draining power grids and water supplies. But with the right innovation, tomorrow’s data centers could clean the air, grow food, and power entire communities. In late July,