Gigawatt campuses, power grids, cooling and the trillions being poured into AI compute buildouts.
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Rackspace Technology has secured a data center partnership with AMD, signaling a recovery for the cloud provider. This deal has significantly boosted the company's financial standing and debt valuation.
Bloomberg Technology · 95d ago
Helion Energy has become the first company globally to receive regulatory approval for a fusion power plant. The facility is currently under construction in Washington state.
GeekWire · 95d ago
Seattle-based startup Neuralwatt has launched a new tool designed to track the carbon footprint of individual AI prompts in real time. This solution aims to help organizations monitor and reduce the environmental impact of their data center operations.
GeekWire · 95d ago
The article explores how data centers can manage sudden, massive spikes in energy demand, such as those caused by synchronized human behavior. It highlights the necessity of flexible infrastructure to maintain stability during rapid scaling.
MIT Technology Review · 95d ago
The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened to support xAI in a legal battle against the NAACP regarding environmental concerns at its data center.
Engadget · 95d ago
Sakura Internet CEO Kunihiro Tanaka and TEPCO's Hiroshi Okamoto discussed the critical challenge of meeting the surging power demands of AI data centers. The dialogue focused on the potential of 'Watt-Bit' integration to optimize energy consumption for AI infrastructure.
ITmedia AI+ (日本) · 96d ago
Nvidia is initiating its first corporate bond sale since 2021, seeking to raise at least $20 billion. The capital will likely support the massive infrastructure demands of its AI chip production.
The Next Web (TNW) · 96d ago
At Interop Tokyo 2026, ugo unveiled 'ugo mini', a compact robot designed for data center inspection tasks. It features an extendable camera system to perform thorough facility checks.
ITmedia AI+ (日本) · 96d ago
The US federal government plans to let a key regulation governing data center operations expire this September. No replacement policy has been announced, potentially shifting compliance requirements for infrastructure providers.
Wired · 96d ago
Zhejiang's new time-of-use electricity pricing policy highlights how power costs are becoming the primary factor in site selection for AI computing centers. This shift is reshaping energy investment strategies across China.
Pandaily · 96d ago
Kazakhstan has entered into a $10 billion agreement with startup Firebird Inc. to develop AI computing infrastructure.
Bloomberg Technology · 96d ago
SpaceX encountered technical challenges while training its Grok AI model at the Colossus 1 data center. Consequently, the company decided to lease the facility's full capacity to Anthropic.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 98d ago
Oregon-based battery manufacturer ZincFive is merging with SparkLabs Group to go public on the Nasdaq. The $600 million deal aims to scale manufacturing capacity to meet the surging power demands of modern data centers.
GeekWire · 99d ago
Taiwan is investing $200 million in a new data center in Paraguay. The project is designed to strengthen diplomatic ties and expand digital infrastructure in South America.
Bloomberg Technology · 99d ago
Gartner predicts global data center power consumption will reach 565TWh by 2026, a 26% increase. In Japan, the primary bottleneck for new data center construction is the delay in power transmission infrastructure rather than a lack of generation capacity.
ITmedia AI+ (日本) · 100d ago
Gartner Japan reports that power supply delays are hindering data center construction. The bottleneck is not necessarily total power generation capacity, but rather grid infrastructure and distribution challenges.
ITmedia AI+ (日本) · 100d ago
NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand now features intent-based security profiles within the Unified Fabric Manager (UFM). This update allows network administrators to auto-configure fabric security in a single click, significantly reducing deployment time.
NVIDIA Developer Blog · 100d ago
Data center developer Crusoe has paused plans for a massive AI campus in Wyoming. The decision follows concerns raised by Google regarding the project's significant energy requirements.
Bloomberg Technology · 100d ago
Google.org is committing $50M to train 300,000 electricians, welders, and pipefitters in the US. This move addresses the critical shortage of skilled labor required to build and maintain the physical infrastructure powering the AI boom.
The Next Web (TNW) · 100d ago
The Antares Nuclear Mark-0, a private next-generation modular micro-reactor, has achieved criticality at the Idaho National Laboratory. This milestone marks the first time in 40 years that a non-light-water reactor has reached this stage in the U.S.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 102d ago
A report by MS Amlin reveals that $670 billion in planned US data center investments are located in high-risk zones for tornadoes and severe storms. This geographic concentration poses a significant threat to the expansion of AI infrastructure.
IT之家 · 103d ago
The Nashville Zoo is campaigning against a proposed 69,000-square-foot AI data center located near its animal enclosures. Concerns include potential disruption to the breeding of endangered species.
The Next Web (TNW) · 103d ago
OpenAI's ambitious 'Stargate' data center project is experiencing major cost increases during construction. Contractors are working to integrate complex gas turbine power systems with high-performance AI hardware.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 103d ago
Meta introduced 'Instantaneous PowerLoss Storm,' a new testing paradigm designed to validate data center infrastructure readiness for zero-notice power failures. The initiative focuses on defense-in-depth strategies to ensure system stability during critical power disruptions.
Meta Engineering Blog · 108d ago
Yinlun Shares has officially mass-produced large-scale cooling modules designed for high-horsepower power generators used in data centers. Additionally, the company secured a contract for gas generator exhaust treatment systems from an international client, with delivery starting in Q4 2026.
36氪 · 111d ago
CAS Star, a venture capital firm linked to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has spent over a decade investing in photonics. This strategic move aims to overcome the physical limitations of current data centers as AI demand pushes computing to its speed limits.
SCMP Technology · 112d ago
Two AWS data centres in the UAE were hit by drone strikes during regional conflict. This event poses a significant challenge to the Gulf region's ambitions to become a global AI hub.
The Next Web (TNW) · 118d ago
SpaceX's IPO filing reveals that Elon Musk's xAI is powering its data centers using unregulated natural gas turbines. This highlights a contradiction with Tesla's clean energy branding.
The Next Web (TNW) · 119d ago
Elon Musk's xAI is pivoting its energy strategy away from solar power toward natural gas to support its massive compute requirements. Meanwhile, SpaceX is exploring the development of orbital data centers to bypass terrestrial infrastructure constraints.
TechCrunch AI · 119d ago
China's NDRC and National Energy Administration have expanded the 'green power direct connection' policy from single users to multi-user groups. This shift aims to provide low-cost, reliable energy for compute-intensive facilities like data centers and AI infrastructure.
36氪 · 121d ago