This concept isn’t new—in fact, it is the essence of representational state transfer (REST). Instead of converting to a ...

As for the AI bubble, it is coming up for conversation because it is now having a material effect on the economy at large.

China plans to implement a steel export licensing mechanism next year, a move that could curb outflow of the metal that has been the subject of trade spats across the globe. The country’s commerce ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. China’s economy has experienced a prolonged bout of deflation (falling prices).

In the sunbaked outskirts of El Paso, Texas, construction crews are laying the foundations for Meta’s “AI‑optimized” 1.2-million-square-foot data center, designed to house thousands of servers and ...

The Southfield City Council approved a plan for a $1.5 billion data center in a 5-2 vote. Residents expressed concerns about the facility's high electricity usage, potential pollution and noise. The ...

Russia could extend the ban on gasoline exports by the end of February from the current end-date December 31, 2025, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, quoting sources familiar with the ...

Security researchers have found that Urban VPN Proxy, a widely used free browser VPN extension with millions of installs, has been collecting and exporting full AI chat conversations from users’ ...

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...

BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The world's largest steel producer, China, plans to roll out a licence system from 2026 to regulate exports of the metal, as robust shipments have fuelled a growing ...

Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses. By Ivan Penn and Karen Weise Three ...

Michigan may remember 2025 as the year of the data center. Developers have eyed at least 16 sites in 10 counties across the Lower Peninsula for the power-hungry server warehouses supporting artificial ...