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Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction
As energy demand for data centers soars, environmental groups are calling for a moratorium on the approval and…
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Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035
Planned data center construction shows no signs of fading, with new additions to require 2.7x — nearly triple…
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Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom
The AI boom is proving to be a windfall for construction workers building the massive data centers that…
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Musk’s xAI to build small solar farm adjacent to Colossus data center
Artificial intelligence startup xAI, founded by Elon Musk, told city and county planners in Memphis last week that…
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AWS is spending $50B build AI infrastructure for the US government
Amazon Web Services is making a sizable new investment in infrastructure designed to boost AI capabilities for U.S.…
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Rising data center electricity use risks blackouts during winter storms
The explosive growth of data centers could threaten the stability of the electrical grid this winter, according to…
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Trump DOE gives Microsoft partner $1B loan to restart Three Mile Island reactor
The Trump administration announced Tuesday it would provide Constellation Energy with a $1 billion loan to restart a…
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Anthropic announces $50 billion data center plan
Anthropic on Wednesday said it had signed an ambitious new data center partnership with U.K.-based neocloud provider Fluidstack,…
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Data centers now attract more investment than finding new oil supplies
If there’s any question about whether data centers are driving the global economy, a new report from the…
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Microsoft-backed VEIR is bringing superconductors to data centers
Power demands of data centers have grown from tens to 200 kilowatts in just a few years, a…