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Scotland set for sweltering temperatures this week as heatwave hits UK
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (402+ words) MUCH of Scotland is set to see scorching temperatures this week as a heatwave hits the UK. The Met Office said the baking heat could last until at least Thursday, sparking weather warnings, health alerts and concerns for vulnerable people…...
Mega AI data centre would be 'one of Scotland's top 10 polluters" if plans greenlit
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (940+ words) ROUTINE backup power tests could make a "green" AI data centre one of Scotland's top 10 polluters. During a power outage, diesel generators could hit the development's neighbours in Larbert with air pollution of up to 44 times the healthy limit. The…...
Is John Swinney asleep at the wheel amid AI data centre boom in Scotland?
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1021+ words) ARE we sleepwalking into an AI data centre disaster in Scotland? That is certainly the point of view of campaigners such as Kat Brown from Action to Protect Rural Scotland, who fear that the 18-or-so projects looking for planning permission…...
Society must change in era of artificial intelligence, says Nvidia boss
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (275+ words) Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, whose work helped enable artificial intelligence, has stressed that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI. Mr Huang has been optimistic about the technology's potential to rapidly change society, creating…...
Over 800 objections against 'monster' AI data centre plans for Scottish town
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (904+ words) Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you. MORE than 800 people have now objected to plans to build a huge AI data centre in Larbert, which would be just 20 metres away from a care home and close to housing…...
US campaigner warns Scotland to 'run like the plague' amid AI data centre boom
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (549+ words) A PROMINENT campaigner in the US has warned Scotland about the country's planned AI data centre boom. Developers are proposing a rash of AI data centres right across Scotland, with at least 18 projects looking for planning permission and a further…...
Application made for third huge AI data centre in Scotland despite emissions warning
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1554+ words) DEVELOPERS have submitted a planning application for another AI data centre in Scotland, bringing the total to three sites with active proposals. This includes a 600 MW site planned next to the small village of Auchtertool, Fife, and another in South…...
Major conference to examine how local communities can benefit from rural rewilding
1+ week, 4+ day ago (340+ words) SHAPING the future of land, policy, nature, and communities" is on the table as a major rewilding conference comes to Perth this year. The Big Picture Conference, hosted by rewilding charity Scotland: The Big Picture, will discuss questions of policy…...
Two key Scottish nature sites in charitable ownership for first time in 320 years
1+ week, 4+ day ago (884+ words) TWO islands off Scotland's east coast are in charitable ownership for the first time in 320 years, in a bid to safeguard their "awe-inspiring" seabird colonies. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has acquired Bass Rock and Craigleith…...
UN report says local communities must be included in discussions on data centres
2+ week, 54+ min ago (381+ words) Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you. A UN report into the environmental impact of AI says local communities must be included in discussions about data centres " as Scottish communities rally to object to plans near them. The…...