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Prysmian invests more than $1 billion to expand fiber optic cable manufacturing facility in North Carolina
3+ week, 4+ day ago (328+ words) Prysmian plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Claremont, North Carolina, adding 385 jobs and expanding its Catawba County campus. The company, which specializes in cabling solutions and is a world leader in cable manufacturing, is investing more than $1 billion in…...
$20B North Carolina Data Center Canceled Amid Moratorium Debate
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (457+ words) Plans for a nearly $20B data center campus in North Carolina are on ice as local lawmakers consider a development moratorium. Energy Storage Solutions has withdrawn its offer to buy the 28 acres for the project inside a massive shovel-ready site identified…...
Papa Johns, Wing launch drone delivery pilot in North Carolina
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (319+ words) Papa Johns and Wing have launched a pilot program to deliver food by drone, beginning with a selection of toasted sandwiches for customers in the Charlotte area, according to a press release. The partnership marks the first direct collaboration between…...
Data Centers Are Making North Carolina Hotter, New Study Reveals
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (338+ words) Your summer electric bill keeps climbing, and now researchers know one reason why. A new University of Cambridge study analyzing satellite data from 2004 to 2024 found that AI-focused data centers create significant heat islands, raising local land surface temperatures an average…...
Central North Carolina communities pause to consider data center development
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (754+ words) Data centers are top of mind for county and municipal leaders in central North Carolina as we see an AI boom across the world. North Carolina is already home to several massive data centers, and many more are attempting to…...
The hidden costs of North Carolina’s data center boom
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1516+ words) The windowless buildings rising across North Carolina look more like warehouses than engines of climate change. Across the state, proposals for hyperscale data centers built to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing are driving unprecedented demand for electricity and water....
Google to invest $1 Billion in North Carolina over two years
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (371+ words) WWAYTV3 Google to invest $1 Billion in North Carolina over two years LENOIR, N.C. (WWAY) — Google has announced a new $1 Billion investment within the next two years in North Carolina, to grow its data center infrastructure in Lenoir, among other commitments to the…...
Raleigh startup makes glasses that captions human speech for folks who are hard of hearing
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (337+ words) "This product has to be simple," said Alex. "If it's any more complicated than 'push a button,' our population is just not going to be able to use it." "We work with a lot of older adults who live in…...
North Carolina mulls how to manage power demand from data centers
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1271+ words) From AI to Facebook to Google Maps, the nation’s demand for computing power is growing, with households in the U.S. now averaging a whopping 21 devices — think smartphones, TVs, and thermostats — all connected to the internet. That was one of many…...
The ‘Future of Work’: Gov. Josh Stein along with local business leaders in Raleigh speak about AI and the future of the job industry
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (141+ words) Governor Josh Stein joins local business leaders in Raleigh discussing the future of work in Raleigh. With rapid innovations in technology and AI transforming advanced manufacturing, leaders say the need for workers with skills to fill technical manufacturing jobs is…...