There’s a quiet moment in every classroom when a teacher realizes a student has taken a shortcut—and something deeper than rules or grades is at stake. In this reflection, a teacher grapples not with plagiarism, but with a lost opportunity: a moment[...]
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Controversial data center moves forward in eastern North Dakota
Tensions ran high in Harwood this week as city leaders advanced a $3 billion data center project that could reshape the small town’s future. The Applied Digital facility promises jobs and tax revenue—but not everyone’s convinced. With Fargo eyeing the same land[...]
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Harwood, Fargo mayors signed confidentiality agreements with company behind controversial AI data center
A multibillion-dollar AI data center proposal near Harwood and Fargo has sparked more questions than answers. Confidentiality agreements signed by both cities’ leaders with Texas-based Applied Digital are raising eyebrows, especially as residents worry about secrecy, speed, and the project’s local impact.[...]
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NDSU lands $4 million grant for new AI research supercomputer
North Dakota State University is about to take a big step into the future of research with the help of a nearly $4 million grant. The funding will bring a new supercomputer, fittingly named Bison, to campus next summer. Housed in the[...]
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Controversial AI data center company holds heated meeting in Harwood
In Harwood, a town of fewer than 800 people, a billion-dollar question has landed squarely in the community’s lap: should an artificial intelligence data center be built just outside city limits? At a packed meeting, residents voiced frustration, suspicion, and anger toward[...]
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Google did the math on AI’s energy footprint
Every AI query comes with an invisible cost — in electricity, water, and carbon. Google’s new research shows that a single text prompt on its Gemini apps uses just 0.24 watt-hours of energy, about the same as watching nine seconds of TV,[...]
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Cities across the US are embracing AI guidelines for local government workers
Cities aren’t waiting for Washington to tell them how to use artificial intelligence. From Boston to Tempe to small towns in New Hampshire, local governments are drafting their own rules for employees experimenting with AI in everyday work. The focus is on[...]
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An AI divide is growing in schools. This camp wants to level the playing field
For many students, artificial intelligence still feels like something that happens to them—not something they get to shape. That’s where programs like AI4All come in. At a free summer camp hosted by Princeton, high schoolers from low-income and rural backgrounds are learning[...]
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Company announces plan for data center north of Fargo
Applied Digital, the company operating data centers near Ellendale and Jamestown, on Monday announced plans to build a $3 billion data center at Harwood, north of Fargo. Applied Digital plans to break ground in September on what it calls Polaris Forge 2,[...]
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Teachers Are Trying to Make AI Work for Them
In classrooms across the country, teachers are no longer just grappling with essays and lesson plans—they’re navigating a fast-moving wave of artificial intelligence. What began as a curiosity has quickly become a daily presence, both ally and adversary. Some educators are using[...]
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Could AI prevent teacher burnout?
For many teachers, the school day doesn’t end when the bell rings — it extends late into the night with grading, lesson plans, and endless paperwork. Now, some are finding relief in artificial intelligence. A new report shows teachers who use AI[...]
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Tech is changing the government procurement landscape, report says
With public budgets tightening and expectations rising, government procurement teams are rethinking how they buy goods and services. A new survey suggests more agencies are turning to automation, specialized software, and even early-stage AI to cut costs, speed up processes, and increase[...]
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Trump says Nvidia will hand the U.S. 15% of its H20 chip sales to China
President Trump says the U.S. will collect 15% of Nvidia’s revenue from sales of its H20 chip in China — a deal he claims came after direct negotiations with CEO Jensen Huang. The H20, designed to meet export control limits, is less[...]
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Farmers consider the good and bad of incorporating artificial intelligence on the farm
Artificial intelligence is making its way into agriculture, but farmers aren’t embracing it without questions. At a recent panel in Morgan, Minn., industry experts discussed how AI is already helping with tasks like spot spraying, combine adjustments, and rapid decision-making — and[...]
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Research reveals how Delta and other airlines use AI to set ticket prices
If you’ve noticed airfare fluctuating faster than ever, you’re not imagining things—AI is starting to steer the wheel. Delta Air Lines recently shared that it’s testing artificial intelligence to help set domestic ticket prices, starting with 3% of fares and aiming for[...]
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It is becoming easier to create AI avatars of the deceased, but should we?
When grief cuts deep, the promise of one more moment—one more voice, one more glance—can be hard to resist. Technology now offers a version of that promise through AI-generated “grief bots,” but what does it cost us spiritually? In this reflection, a[...]