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Not only do several EU member states want to build deportation centres, or 'return hubs' in third countries, but they also hope to have them financed by the European Union.Which countries support these return hubs, which oppose them, and what are they likely to get?Listen to the previous episode about the 'return regulation': https://open.spotify.com/episode/26PUqeVGLhEp2cd8D33JAY?si=kZTgcV6zQJSMpqUXIocLXAProduction: By Europod, in co-production with the Sphera network.Follow us on:LinkedIn• InstagramTake your personal data back with Incogni! Use code EUROPOD at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/europod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As demand for AI and cloud computing surges, Sydney Water has warned data centres could use up to 25 per cent of Sydney's drinking water within the next decade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate Adie introduces stories on the G7 summit and Donald Trump's Iran deal, the ongoing Ebola crisis in DRC, Peru's knife-edge elections, South Korea's feminist literary circles, and Ghana's world cup dreams.President Donald Trump once again dominated the agenda at the latest G7 summit in France, as he presented his prospective peace deal with Iran, and agreed to continued support for Ukraine. James Waterhouse was in Evian-les-Bains where he watched as leaders scrambled to keep up with the President's evolving agenda.Health clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo are battling to bring the latest Ebola virus outbreak under control. The head of Africa's Centres for Disease Control warned this week that the current spread of the virus – which is also affecting Uganda - could be the worst ever. Anne Soy has been in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak.Peru recently held its second round of voting in a knife-edge presidential election which has pitted two very different candidates against each other – the right-wing Keiko Fujimori and left-wing Roberto Sanchez. Ione Wells has been speaking to voters in Lima.The women of South Korea have experienced an anti-feminist backlash in recent years, following the MeToo movement's breakthrough in 2016. One of the responses has been a rise in book clubs and writing rooms for women, offering a space to gather and talk freely. Leehyun Choi reports from Seoul.And England take on Ghana in the World Cup next Tuesday - one of ten African countries playing in this year's tournament. Sara Wheeler has been in Jamestown where she heard more about football's cherished place in Ghanaian life.Series Producer: Serena Tarling Production Coordinators: Sophie Hill and Katie Morrison Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

This week's Industry Review on Down to Business, Bobby digs into the world of the garden centre - the, "one-stop shops" behind one of the nation's favourite pastimes.Oliver Schurmann, Owner of Mount Venus Nursery LtdBarry Doyle, CEO of ArboretumPaul Harvey, of Windyridge Garden Centre

In this week's episode of the Your Morning Podcast, we dive into the biggest stories shaping Canada today, from the front lines of tech and health to the evolving landscape of modern dating. First, technology analyst Daniel Bader explains why opposition is mounting against AI data centres across the country. Then, relationship expert Amy Chan joins us with essential tips on navigating the high cost of dating and how to handle those inevitable "money talks" with a partner. In health news, we look at two major breakthroughs: a novel pill being hailed as a game changer for pancreatic cancer treatment with Dr. Zev Wainberg, and a massive antibiotic discovery at McMaster University that could help fight drug-resistant bacteria. Plus, we speak with three students from the same middle school heading into the TMU School of Medicine’s first-ever cohort, and Scott Wabano and Kairyn Potts introduce us to Canada’s first Indigenous dating series, "REZervations for Two." Finally, registered dietician Nishta Saxena joins us to debunk viral claims about antibiotics in animal farming and shares what you actually need to look for on food labels during your next grocery run.

Un any més, el Casal Municipal de la Gent Gran i els Centres Cívics han preparat una exposició de tots els treballs que han fet els usuaris en els diferents cursos i tallers. La mostra s'ha inaugurat aquesta setmana i es podrà visitar fins a divendres de la setmana que ve, 26 de juny. El regidor de la Gent Gran, Alejandro Pérez, anima a tothom a anar-la a veure. «És molt i molt recomanable poder gaudir dels resultats d’un curs ple d’aprenentatges, de bons moments i de compartir coneixements»Alejandro Pérez El regidor considera que l'exposició demostra que mai és tard per aprendre i anima a totes les persones que encara no han donat el pas que s’apropin al Casal i s’inscriguin als cursos que ofereixen. «Aquesta exposició és un clar exemple que mai és tard per aprendre»Alejandro Pérez La mostra està muntada a la sala d'exposicions de la Casa de la Cultura i es pot visitar entre setmana, de deu a dues i de quatre a vuit.

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Au programme de l'émission du 18 juin : Accord de paix Iran / USA : Israël est-il le dindon de la farce ? / Des centres de rétention pour migrants hors UE : une bonne idée ?

Écoutez l'essentiel de La commission du jeudi 18 juin: Nature Québec réclame un BAPE sur les centres de données; Route 138: choix financiers et absurdité sur la Côte-Nord; La perception de Montréal bat de l’aile à travers la province; Devrait-on plafonner les cotisations syndicales? Voir https://www.cogecomedia.com/vie-privee pour notre politique de vie privée

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Where's the summer? Where, indeed? Rain one minute, a heatwave the next minute... Crikey! Are garden centres not much more than restaurants these days? What happened to nurseries where plants were relatively cheap and you couldn't buy coffee? Happy days!

A very timely and fascinating conversation on Data Centres and their impact on our energy emissions, the tactics used by the industry, and the generative AI industry more broadly. Always a delight to talk with Ketan Joshi! So many great quotes from this conversation, I could have highlighted everything! “it would be more new demand… Continue reading Data Centres and Energy, with Ketan Joshi

Today Des Talks to Jill Kerr, Group Relationship Manager at Blue Diamond Garden Centers and Jill discusses their collaboration with Jeremy Clarkson and their recent medal winning design at The Chelsea Flower Show.

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This week Represent speaks with one of the youngest women ever elected to the Victorian Parliament, Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell, about why voters should care about animal justice issues, sexism in parliament, and the political legacy she hopes to leave behind. Zoe takes us through very controversial ginormous data centres planned for Melbourne's western suburbs and our ever-increasing, insatiable demand for AI and digital services. Patty explains how a Somali FIFA referee was denied entry to the US ahead of the 2026 World Cup in North America, with the Trump administration claiming he posed a 'security threat' (riiight...). Follow us @synrepresent on Instagram to keep up to date and get in touch! Represent is a Syn Media podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal government has unveiled a two-billion-dollar AI strategy aimed at boosting jobs, skills training, and business growth, alongside plans to build large-scale AI data centres powered by clean energy. But as these projects move into communities, opposition is mounting. Recent protests in Hamilton and an Angus Reid poll showing 68 per cent of Canadians would oppose a data centre near their home raise questions about public buy-in. With roughly 100 data centres already in Ontario, do more bring opportunity or risk? We examine the concerns and separate fact from fiction with Kathleen Kauth of the Advanced Energy Centre at MaRS and Mark Winfield of York University.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lorcan McAlindon, associate director at Amberside Advisors, on the complex regulatory and financing frameworks UK data centre developers have to navigate and the increasingly innovative solutions that are being implemented to meet the modern ESG standards while reconciling with grid congestion issues.McAlindon also touches on the lessons UK developer can from from their European counterpart and the measures they can adopt to streamline permitting.Hosted by: Maya Chavvakula Edited by: Brazen Studios Reach out to us at: podcasts@inspiratia.comFind all of our latest news and analysis by subscribing to inspiratiaFor tickets to our events email conferences@inspiratia.com or buy them directly on our website. Listen to all our episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other providers.  Music credit: NDA/Show You instrumental/Tribe of Noise©2025 inspiratia. All rights reserved.This content is protected by copyright. Please respect the author's rights and do not copy or reproduce it without permission.

Welcome to this mid-week edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire with Shaun Haney, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today on the show: 00:00 - Coming up… 02:49 - Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent, Ontario 15:44 - Dwight Ludwig of Cory, Indiana 27:13 - Fred Grieg of Reston, Manitoba 37:05 - Rob Sommerville of Special... Read More

Welcome to this mid-week edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire with Shaun Haney, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today on the show: 00:00 - Coming up… 02:49 - Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent, Ontario 15:44 - Dwight Ludwig of Cory, Indiana 27:13 - Fred Grieg of Reston, Manitoba 37:05 - Rob Sommerville of Special... Read More

Relebogile Mabotja asks 702 landers what are the realities and unspoken truths of people working in call centres in South Africa, with 702 landers sharing their thoughts . 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast live on Johannesburg based talk radio station 702 every weekday afternoon. Relebogile brings a lighter touch to some of the issues of the day as well as a mix of lifestyle topics and a peak into the worlds of entertainment and leisure. Thank you for listening to a 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja podcast. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 13:00 to 15:00 (SA Time) to Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/2qKsEfu or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/DTykncj Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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European equities closed off their lows as oil reversed most of its early 5% gain after easing Middle East tensions, leaving Brent near USD 94. Weak German factory orders weighed on sentiment, while stocks diverged, with Zealand Pharma down 23% and Banca Monte dei Paschi up 13% on takeover news. In the US, technology led gains as chip stocks rebounded, though sentiment softened after Apple's developer conference. Strong demand for SpaceX's IPO and OpenAI's filing point to a solid pipeline. Asian markets followed the tech rebound, led by Korea and Japan, while Hong Kong lagged and China reported stronger-than-expected trade data. Biotech deal activity remained strong, while inflation concerns kept rate hike expectations elevated, with muted moves in precious metals and FX. Enrico Chinello, Next Generation Research, joined to discuss rising opposition to data centres in the US, and what it could mean for investors.(00:00) - Introduction: Roman Canziani, Head of Product & Investment Content (00:28) - Markets wrap-up: Mike Rauber, Product & Investment Content (06:42) - Growing data centre opposition: Enrico Chinello, Next Generation Research (10:03) - Closing remarks: Roman Canziani, Head of Product & Investment Content Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

We hear about the protest against a new data centre planned for Hamilton and callers weigh in on what makes them hesitant about more data centres here in the province. Our guests are Trent University's Anne Pasek, Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture and the Environment, Nick Tsergas who protested against the Hamilton data centre and Craig McLellan, CEO of the Canadian data centre and cloud storage company, ThinkOn.

The pace of AI development is nuts Something caught my eye this week that shows just how furious the AI race is becoming: Meta is so desperate for more data centres that it's constructing tents while the proper data centres are built. There are now five 12,000 square meter tents erected at a site in Ohio. They build these “rapid development structures” to house likely billions of dollars' worth of chips. A proper data centre can take years to build – they get these live in three months. They build ‘off the grid' gas-turbine power stations beside them too. Meta's next product: an AI pendant According to reports, it's planning to start testing the device early next year. There have been AI pendants hit the market that haven't taken off. Unsure if it's because they're not actually useful, or because people have privacy concerns about a device listening to everything you say. OpenAI is also working on a device with Apple's former designer Jony Ive. Google and the FBI are warning of something that sounds like it's straight from a movie US law enforcement is warning about ransomware gangs sending fake IT workers to offices to try and steal data. The group has been targeting law firms – turning up and social engineering their way to the laptops of victims and then connecting USB drives or using remote access tools to save data. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Well, well, the latest data from the ABS revealed that Australia's economy decelerated last quarter, missing estimates, thanks to the early impact of higher fuel costs and rising interest rates as well as slowing wages, with modest household and public sector expenditure as well as cyclone disruptions to mining and export activities. There are three … Continue reading "Australia Saved By Data Centres For Now, As Our Luck Runs Dry…"

Prime Minister Mark Carney has released Canada's long-awaited AI strategy. Power & Politics hears from Minister of Artificial Intelligence Evan Solomon on his government's approach to widespread integration. The Power Panel weighs in.

Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, describes the economic benefits of data centres in a newly-published government report.

If you've noticed that data centres are having a moment in Canada right now, you wouldn't be the only one. As Ottawa looks to maintain a sovereign digital footprint amid the current AI rush, building its own data centres has the potential to do so. But the question is who actually funds these centres, and what are they doing to the environments around them? Host Maria Kestane speaks to Shion Guha, assistant professor at the Faculty of Information and Department of Computer Science to discuss why Canada is in a rush to build all these data centres and what Canadians need to know about them. Shion also writes The Public Interest Technologist newspaper, you can read it here: https://publictechnologist.substack.com We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us:Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

The podcast opens with updates on the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a German state-owned energy company contracting for Canadian West Coast LNG, and the Pope's theological document warning about AI. Next, Peter and Jackie introduce this week's guest, Marc Spieler, Senior Managing Director for the Global Energy Industry at NVIDIA, joining from Houston, Texas, to discuss the latest developments at the intersection of AI and energy. Energy and AI are deeply interlinked. Energy companies are using AI to improve efficiency across oil and gas, renewables, and emerging sources such as next-generation fission and fusion. At the same time, AI's explosive growth is driving significant new electricity demand, requiring a build-out of both generation and grid infrastructure. Predicting future power demand from AI remains uncertain; it depends on the pace of adoption and whether GPUs, along with other delivery components of the digital infrastructure stack, will become more efficient over time. Marc highlights that data centres are becoming more flexible, with the ability to reduce consumption during periods of grid stress. This would allow new data centre capacity to be added without straining the grid, while also lowering costs for all power consumers by improving system utilization during off-peak periods. Content referenced in this podcast: NVIDIA Blog with examples of energy company AI applications: Efficiency at Scale: NVIDIA, Energy Leaders Accelerating Power‑Flexible AI Factories to Fortify the Grid (March 2026) NVIDIA's NeMo Framework was used for asset integrity and reliability at Petrobras (March 2025) NVIDIA's Earth-2 library of open models, libraries, and frameworks that democratize global access to professional-grade weather and climate AI NVIDIA Vera Rubin DSX AI Factory reference design to maximize efficiency (March 2026) NVIDIA and Emerald AI, along with other energy companies, pioneer flexible AI factories (March 2026)  Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence (May 25, 2026) Please review our disclaimer at: https://www.arcenergyinstitute.com/disclaimer/ Check us out on social media: X (Twitter): @arcenergyinstLinkedIn: @ARC Energy Research Institute Subscribe to ARC Energy Ideas PodcastApple PodcastsAmazon MusicSpotify

The UK Investor Magazine is joined by Tekcapital Executive Chairman Cliff Gross, who unpacks Tekcapital's 2025 results and progress for their portfolio companies.Cliff walks through the 2025 results, touching on financial performance and the key drivers of portfolio fluctuations.He then introduces Vesari, Tekcapital's fifth portfolio company, targeting geothermal-powered hyperscale AI data centres. The thesis is that power, not chips, is now AI's real bottleneck. Cliff explains why geothermal is uniquely suited to the job and how Vesari's integrated, closed-loop architecture differs from peers. He also explores the funding opportunities for Vesari.The conversation turns to Guident's IPO and when investors can expect the autonomous vehicle to begin trading on NASDAQ.We finish with an outlook for the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bientôt 15 jours que l'OMS, l'Organisation mondiale de la santé, a classé l'épidémie d'Ebola dans l'est de la RDC en « urgence de santé publique de portée internationale ». Depuis, le virus poursuit sa course meurtrière, avec plus de 200 morts. Avant-hier, rapporte Le Forum des As à Kinshasa, « le ministre de la Communication, Patrick Muyaya, et le ministre de la Santé publique, Samuel Roger Kamba, ont annoncé qu'environ 1 000 personnes présentant des symptômes compatibles avec Ebola étaient actuellement suivies, dont 101 cas confirmés, tandis que 3 600 cas contacts faisaient l'objet d'une surveillance rapprochée. (…) Les autorités congolaises reconnaissent que la bataille sera longue, pointe encore Le Forum des As. La riposte pourrait s'étendre sur trois à six mois, selon l'évolution de la courbe de contamination. (…) Pour Kinshasa, contenir rapidement la propagation du virus tout en rassurant les populations reste désormais le défi majeur des semaines à venir. » Défiance et colère… Et parmi les priorités, note encore le quotidien kinois : les enterrements sécurisés… En effet, relève Le Monde Afrique, « les enterrements sont à haut risque pour la propagation du virus Ebola. Le contact avec le corps des défunts est un des principaux modes de transmission de la maladie infectieuse. Depuis l'officialisation de l'épidémie, les autorités s'attellent donc à sécuriser ce rite. Mais les distanciations imposées aux proches des morts suscitent de la défiance. » Témoin, cette vidéo, transmise au Monde Afrique par une source humanitaire. Les faits se passent à Kyondo, dans la province du Nord-Kivu. On y voit « une foule en colère s'en prendre à des soignants vêtus de blouses bleues, de masques et de gants chirurgicaux, pour les empêcher de charger un cercueil dans leur véhicule. (…) Lors des dernières secondes de cette vidéo d'une minute, le couvercle du cercueil est arraché par un des membres de la foule. À l'intérieur de la bière, on distingue un sac mortuaire blanc dans lequel se trouve une des quelque 220 personnes probablement emportées par la nouvelle flambée épidémique. » « À Mongwalu, principal foyer de propagation situé dans l'Ituri, rapporte encore Le Monde Afrique, la tension fut telle, dimanche dernier, que les forces de l'ordre ont dû tirer en l'air pour disperser la foule. "Des jeunes fidèles catholiques ont assiégé l'hôpital pour tenter de récupérer le corps d'un pasteur populaire et d'organiser eux-mêmes son enterrement, ce qui n'est pas possible compte tenu de l'épidémie", relate un élu local. » Des patients en fuite… Toujours à Mongwalu, rapporte Afrik.com, « des tentes d'isolement construites avec l'appui de MSF, Médecins sans frontières, ont été incendiées le week-end dernier par un groupe non identifié. 18 patients suspectés ou atteints d'Ebola, selon le Dr Richard Lokudi, médecin directeur de l'hôpital, ont pris la fuite. Sept autres patients ont profité de la confusion pour s'échapper. Radio Okapi évoque pour sa part 13 malades toujours introuvables sur les 28 personnes que les tentes hébergeaient. (…) Cette fuite de patients constitue l'un des pires scénarios pour la riposte, soupire Afrik.com. Ebola se transmet par contact direct avec les fluides corporels d'une personne malade ou décédée. Si des patients symptomatiques rejoignent leurs familles, consultent dans des structures informelles ou se déplacent entre villages, la chaîne de transmission devient beaucoup plus difficile à reconstituer. » Stopper la propagation ! La crainte est maintenant que le virus franchisse des frontières… « L'Afrique mobilise près de 500 millions de dollars pour éviter une contagion régionale », pointe Le Journal de Kinshasa. C'est ce qu'annoncent l'Union africaine et les Centres pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladies, présents sur le continent. « Objectif : stopper la propagation et éviter que cette flambée d'Ebola ne devienne la deuxième plus grave depuis 2014. » Déjà en Ouganda, pays voisin, rapporte Jeune Afrique, « deux nouveaux cas confirmés ont été enregistrés. Cela porte à sept le nombre de malades d'Ebola – dont l'un est décédé – recensés dans le pays depuis le début de l'épidémie ». L'Ouganda qui a décidé de fermer temporairement ses frontières hier.

Friends of the Earth Ireland and Beyond Fossil Fuels are calling for limits to data centre industry following their report that claims data centres could take a further €1.6 billion euros from households over the next decade. Anton debates this with Rosi Leonard, data centre campaigner with Friends of the Earth and Lorcan Allen, Irish Data Centre Supplier Alliance Director.

Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire, Ruth Coppinger, People Before Profit-Solidarity TD for Dublin West, Richard O'Donoghue, Independent Ireland TD for Limerick County and Christina Finn, Political Editor, TheJournal.ie.

Andrew Feldman is the co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems. This month, Cerebras went public achieving a market cap of $70BN, the largest semiconductor IPO in history. Cerebras has a massive commercial backlog with a monumental, multi-year $20 billion compute agreement from OpenAI. AGENDA:  05:58 - Why we are not in an infrastructure bubble and it is just the start 08:00 - Sam Altman's superpower is his ability to forecast capex spend. 08:58 - Anthropic did not get a good deal with Elon. They got a deal that was available.  10:39 - What is going on with the price of memory and why is it a problem? 16:40 - Are Google best positioned to produce tokens and what challenges do they face? 19:23 - Is Coreweave dramatically undervalued or overvalued? 24:34 - My biggest advice to entrepreneurs scaling their business  30:13 - Why most of the layoffs are AI-washed and 33:41 - What will we spend on tokens for software engineers in five years? 34:48 - Why does the role of HR change so significantly in the world of AI? 35:36 - Why lawyers are the biggest inhibitor of enterprise AI adoption 39:20 - Why Jensen and Nvidia are wrong to sell chips to China 42:49 - What needs to change in the U.S. to build a strategic asset in chips? 51:00 - Should Cerebras invest in companies building on top of their platform; as Nvidia is? 53:28 - Nothing changed when Cerebras IPO'd but I did make 800 millionaires.

Scam call centres are no longer the work of lone fraudsters. They are sophisticated, hierarchical operations embedded within transnational organized crime networks. In Eurasia, tens of thousands of people are estimated to work in these centres, targeting victims across Europe and beyond, and siphoning money through cryptocurrency mixers, money mules, and shell companies. In this episode of The Index, Brian Lee, Head of Program for the Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eurasia at GI-TOC, breaks down how these operations are structured, who works in them, and why Eurasia has become a key hub for financial crime.

There's an AI data centre boom in Canada. Advocates say they're necessary for Canada's sovereignty and prosperity. Critics say they're noisy and terrible for the environment. In one Alberta community, a group of farmers fought an AI data centre and won. We speak to writer and journalist, Luc Rinaldi, who wrote about this fight and one of the farmers at the heart of it.

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Host Piya Chattopadhyay breaks down the politics and context of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's separation referendum question with The Economist's Rob Russo and CBC's Kathleen PettyActivist Maryam Shojaei shares her fight to overturn Iran's ban on women in Iran's soccer stadiumsThe Guardian's Ruaridh Nicoll and Canada's former ambassador to Cuba, Mark Entwistle, discuss rising U.S.-Cuba tensions and the stakes for people in the countryThe Logic's Murad Hemmadi and Sustainable AI Group's Boris Gamazaychikov explore sustainability concerns around AI data centres

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Power expert Keith Middleton discusses how the growth in data centres, properly regulated, won't break the grid and could be good for the energy transition. Plus: Finally, some financing deals, and other news of the week.

Tech giants are increasingly looking beyond Earth to solve one of AI's biggest growing pains: where to put all the computers.

Data centres are becoming and ever bigger part of our daily lives and our landscapes – great big warehouses, packed with computers, that power pretty much every digital thing we do, from using AI chatbots or filing our tax returns. They've popped up around the world in recent years and – whether we like it or not - more are coming. But people don't necessarily want to live next to these places. They're often big, faceless facilities, built close to the towns and cities they serve, and there's a perception that they're pushing up electricity costs and consuming precious water. So as the AI revolution rolls on, fuelling the need for ever greater digital storage capacity, how do we learn to live with data centres? Presenter/producer: Gideon Long If you'd like to get in touch with the team, our email address is businessdaily@bbc.co.uk(Picture: Aerial view of a large Google Data Centre in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, UK on 30th November 2025. Credit: Richard Newstead/Getty Images)

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