As UK energy bills are set to rise next month, some households are turning to small computer servers attached to hot water tanks as an alternative heat source, The Guardian reports.
MSPs backed a Scottish Labour motion requiring strict environmental impact assessments before new hyperscale facilities can proceed, pending a national strategy
Move comes ahead of Holyrood vote on a proposed moratorium on hyperscale datacentre development amid public concern over AI-driven energy demand.
MSPs backed a Scottish Labour motion to halt planning decisions on hyperscale AI datacentres for up to 12 months while a national strategy and stricter environmental checks are developed.
The Guardian's opinion section has published an editorial cartoon by Steve Jones addressing the advantages and drawbacks of artificial intelligence datacentres.
A recent episode of BBC Inside Science examines the prospect of hundreds of new datacentres being built, according to the program.
Environmental thinktank Verdant estimates planned facilities will directly employ 10,400 workers, far below the 40,000 cited by industry lobby group TechUK