Washington State's Old Yahoo! Data Center Demolished The electrical and mechanical equipment of a defunct Yahoo! data center at the Confluence Technology Center (CTC) in Washington state has been removed. The power stations, coolers, and switchgear were taken out of the Wenatchee, Chelan County facility by the commissioners of the Chelan Douglas... March 29, 2023 Yahoo
New University at Buffalo School of Management research devises data center energy conservation strategy The University at Buffalo School of Management (UB) has announced that recent research has discovered a strategy to conserve data center energy consumption and optimize processing performance. It found that data center managers can reduce energy consumption 10-30%. This can be done, the resear... March 16, 2023 Buffalo
Data center plans discussed for NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk, New Yorksite Discussions have begun around the transformation of the disused NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk, New York, into a new data center. The 76-acre site was operational from the 1950s to 2015 has been pinned as a potential location in a report by the City of Dunkirk and Chautauqua County. Dunkirk is nea... June 20, 2021 Buffalo
Verizon sells media group including Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion Apollo will be acquiring Verizon Media, which includes Yahoo and AOL, for $5 billion. Also, the deal will see Verizon Media receive $4.25 billion in cash, $750 million preferred interests, and retain a 10% stake in Verizon Media which will be known as Yahoo. The two companies expect to finaliz... May 03, 2021 Yahoo