Waste not: Put data centre heat and wires to work
In the small Finnish town of Mantsala, north of Helsinki, residents are kept warm through the long winter by an unlikely source.
Going below: Underground data centres lead the way
Lefdal spreads over 120,000sqm – roughly the size of eight footy fields – and up six levels, with 75 distinct chambers. Yet this data centre in west Norway is barely a blip on the striking Nordic landscape.
Dig deep: The future of data centres in Australia
Lane Cove is a pretty, leafy corner of Sydney. It is also a flashpoint of the increasingly ugly battle over data centres. With five built, approved or in the planning stage in the North Shore suburb, residents fear their community – named one of Australia’s most liveable in 2025 – will be lost to the artificial intelligence (AI) monoliths.
Car hire rights: Protect yourself when renting a car
Renting a car in Australia should be straightforward. You pay for the vehicle, drive it, return with a full tank, and head home. But unless you know your car hire rights you could be hit with an extra bill shortly after.
Car rental damage claims: How AI is rewriting the rules
Thousands of Australian drivers are hit with car rental damage claims every year, in many cases for damage they did not cause or know nothing about. But the law and rising use of emerging technology are helping consumers challenge these claims.