An open letter signed by architects, DBAs, and engineers argues that closed development, missing AI‑era features, and declining commits demand a foundation-led model that includes Oracle but restores ...

Oracle has promised a "decisive new approach" to MySQL, the popular open source database it owns, following growing criticism of its approach and the prospect of a significant fork in the code. In a ...

A new bill has been proposed in the Colorado Senate that would impose energy, water, and siting requirements on large data centers, including mandatory renewable procurement and hourly clean power ...

A month after the state’s grid operator said it would pull together data centers and other large load projects that have been waiting to connect to the grid into a group called “batch zero,” that ...

PostgreSQL leads in developer popularity in 2026 and offers advanced features for complex workloads. MySQL remains widely adopted, stable, and strong in traditional web and enterprise environments.

Programs designed to enable load flexibility and demand response in data centers are becoming more critical as constraints on the electric grid intensify. A survey of U.S. energy professionals shows ...

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Chicago’s biggest electricity company, Commonwealth Edison Co., is taking steps to prevent the data center boom backing the rise of artificial intelligence from raising energy bills for consumers. The ...

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The amount of ERCOT‘s large load interconnection requests ballooned to more than 230 gigawatts this year, a massive increase from the 63 gigawatts reported in December 2024. The agency, which operates ...

HOUSTON — A new industry report warns that Texas' rapidly expanding data center industry could put additional pressure on the state's power grid this winter. But experts say ERCOT is still in a ...