Why is Slough full of data centres?

We look at how Slough became the second biggest data hub on the planet.
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A ‘shadow CDC’ is scrambling to fill gaps in public health data

Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet. Here’s what states and medical societies are doing to preserve U.S. public health

The hidden costs of North Carolina’s data center boom

A surge of AI data centers is driving up power and water demand across North Carolina, increasing emissions and electricity costs for customers.

Here’s how soon Fitbit users need to move their data to Google before they lose it

Google has pushed back the deadline for Fitbit users to migrate their data — again. Fitbit users who have put off moving their data to a Google account now have until May 19, 2026, to do so. Previously, the deadline was Feb. 2, but the Google help page for Fitbit account migration updated that date.