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What problems is the AI data centre boom causing worldwide?
49+ min ago (640+ words) SCOTLAND isn’t the only country in the world grappling with an AI data centre boom. Across the globe, communities and authorities are dealing with an increase in planning applications and the environmental impact of the sites. As part of our…...
We put your questions to Scottish AI data centre developers – see the answers
11+ hour, 23+ min ago (1321+ words) WE put your burning questions to AI data centre developers who are behind three planned projects in the central belt of Scotland. ILI Group’s CEO Mark Wilson and planning manager Greig Templeton joined The National’s podcast to answer questions about…...
How much will AI data centres affect the environment?
1+ day, 49+ min ago (1062+ words) AS AI begins to nestle itself into our daily lives, there are not only huge fears about it taking away people’s jobs and fuelling the spread of misinformation but about the impact data centres are set to have on the…...
Inside the huge AI data centre lobbying campaign sweeping through Holyrood
1+ day, 49+ min ago (1027+ words) AI data centre developers and the wider industry have engaged in a sustained lobbying blitz of the Scottish Parliament, The National can reveal. Companies including CoreWeave, Apatura, DataVita, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Cisco, IBM and industry bodies TechUK and ScotlandIS have…...
Firefighters trying to stop fast-moving Nevada wildfire from spreading to Reno
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (411+ words) A wildfire that mushroomed over the weekend in the Sierra Nevada foothills spread perilously close to neighbourhoods in Reno, Nevada, forcing authorities to urge more than 90,000 residents to leave their homes. The out-of-control fire has already burned some homes, but…...
We answer your questions about Scotland's AI data centres
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (305+ words) TO kick off our AI data centre series, editor Laura Webster sat down with multimedia reporter Jamie Calder to answer your questions on the new proposals. There are at least 23 sites being earmarked for data centre construction, some of which…...
I visited the sites earmarked for AI data centres – here's what I learnt
2+ day, 52+ min ago (1655+ words) WITH at least 23 sites proposed for AI data centres in Scotland, campaigners have sought to combine efforts to enact nation-wide regulation. While many concerns – like cumulative energy demand and carbon emissions – have national impacts, the local contexts are also key…...
What is an AI data centre and what do they mean for Scotland?
2+ day, 52+ min ago (1272+ words) AT least 23 sites across Scotland have been identified as places for potential AI data centre development – but what are they, and who are they for? There are 15 data centres already operating in Scotland – there are small clusters in Glasgow, and…...
Over 7000 objections against AI data centre plans for Scottish town as deadline looms
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (736+ words) PLANS to build a “monster” AI data centre in Larbert, which would be metres away from a care home and houses, have received more than 7000 objections. Falkirk Council has set the closing date to object to the plans for Monday,…...
Farmed salmon DNA found in wild wish as charity calls for industry 'halt"
3+ day, 53+ min ago (1005+ words) A LEADING animal charity has warned about the dangers of Scottish salmon farming following the release of a new study conducted by the Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government. The newly published research shows that wild Atlantic salmon have been…...