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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Indianapolis politician's home shot at 13 times over data center dispute — police and FBI investigating 'isolated, targeted incident' after city councilor backed project ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A city councilor's home has been shot up for allegedly supporting a data center project in Indianapolis. Opposing neighborhood groups condemn the shooting, while the authorities have yet to determine who's behind the crime. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WtTnjkyz3pENxz2e4KNpq4-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazon, Microsoft, and Google under investor pressure to disclose site-specific data center water and power consumption — more than a dozen shareholders ask for transparency ahead of annual investor meetings ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than a dozen investors are pressuring Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet's Google to provide detailed data on water and energy consumption at their U.S. data centers. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/86kbFvvukFJM8wvw3xN4nS-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ IRGC spokesperson threatens the “complete and utter annihilation” of U.S. and Israeli facilities. Singles out the $30bn Stargate AI data center. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T2QUyV4WzpQoi6VK9dASYb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tokyo consortium tests placing data centers under railway overpasses — passing trains introduce severe thermal and vibration challenges ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The modular unit packages servers, cooling, and power supply equipment into a container-sized enclosure that can be deployed without constructing a full building. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6p6hitmCo4tgJrPntSN8f9-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meta to fund seven new natural gas power plants to fuel AI data centers — Entergy partnership to deliver 7 gigawatts of power for Louisiana AI facility ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Meta is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas plants to supply its largest data center, massively expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure underpinning its AI buildout. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/86kbFvvukFJM8wvw3xN4nS-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kentucky farm family rejects $26 million offer for 600 acres of land from unnamed AI data center suitor — declines 7x offer, wants to ‘Stay and hold and feed a nation’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A family in Northern Kentucky received a $26 million offer for half their land — a price that's worth more than 7 times the going rate for the area. But despite the massive price, they still refused, saying that they "fed a nation off of it." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:28:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cAkbprtpxDB6ChwJfP7Thg-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ GTC 2026: Ian Buck press Q&A transcript — VP of Hyperscale and HPC speaks out on shelving CPX and shipping LPU decode this year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Following Nvidia's GTC 2026 keynote, where CEO Jensen Huang laid out the company's Vera Rubin architecture and the Groq 3 LPU acquisition, Nvidia's Ian Buck sat down with press for a Q&A session. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:38:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RdsEMvVo4DtdjGcwcVdXqV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tech titans team up to form optical interconnect alliance to solve the AI buildout's big data bottleneck — Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom & more set sights on building PHY to break through the limitations of copper ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AMD, Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom, and Meta have formed an Optical Compute Interconnect Multi-Source Agreement (OCI MSA) to develop a standardized optical interconnect for AI data centers, with the aspiration to build a PHY capable of handling speeds of up to 3.2 Tb/s. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:14:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sayem.ahmed@futurenet.com (Sayem Ahmed) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sayem Ahmed ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofj3ZnfBrCMG5avwvjub5W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Human brain cells set to power two new data centers, thanks to 'body-in-the-box' CL1 — Cortical Labs targets the AI energy crisis with biological computer that reportedly uses less energy than a calculator ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Australian biotech company Cortical Labs has partnered with data center firm DayOne to establish two new data centers using its CL1 biological computers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Stockton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y3oTnzWpqVWpTpwua8KH7Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oracle and OpenAI's Abilene expansion saga detailed: 600MW expansion gets scrapped, as larger 4.5GW agreement remains on track ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oracle and OpenAI dropped plans to expand their flagship Stargate campus in Abilene, Texas, beyond its committed 1.2-gigawatt build earlier this month. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:39:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MqeLDHdhoZTt8St6rzu746-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ OpenAI's massive Stargate data center canceled as firm can't reach terms with Oracle, operator struggles with reliability issues — Meta said to be interested in snatching excess capacity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Financing terms and swinging OpenAI capacity forecast collapse a major expansion of a Stargate data center. Yet, Meta could take the yet-to-be-expanded space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:49:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anton Shilov ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZHJUFrmv6Qr2Ts2bGLyCTm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US startup plans to build data centers inside ocean-based wind turbines, servers water cooled via chilly North Sea — each leg houses a data center, firm set to launch three-legged prototype in Norway’s North Sea this year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Offshore wind turbines could house up to a 12-megawatt data center, drawing power directly from the winds blowing on the sea while using the cold ocean water for cooling. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XfBGgVFPNJKHQ6H9NsWeRn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drones attack several AWS Middle East region data centers amid Iran war, leading to outages — service health been disrupted after power cut due to fire risk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amazon’s data center business in the Middle East has been adversely impacted amid the 2026 Iran Conflict. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:04:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:13:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zwMf8G64AE92Lft3TWqy8Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ German data center giant hikes prices up to 37% starting April 1 — Hetzner cites rising hardware costs for price increases ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ German data center operator Hetzner announced today that it’s raising prices across its cloud, dedicated server, storage, and load balancer products starting April 1. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CeCQNdkPC36pXu5gWVWMa6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China’s AI build-out forces a rapid shift to liquid cooling — massive clusters put pressure on domestic suppliers to shift cooling methods  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dozens of Chinese companies have announced plans to expand into liquid-cooling systems as demand surges to prevent AI racks from overheating. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FjKzxaanbezmimZCGEz4AG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI hyperscalers move to secure long-term uranium supply from mining companies — fuel required for nuclear plants to power future data centers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This deal will help AI hyperscalers secure the fuel they need for SMRs, avoiding getting hit by a shortage if demand spikes due to the massive power requirements of future data centers. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gSo4x48BthjtTTrujQT8aa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026 — chief says some long-term agreements for 2027 and 2028 already in place ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Western Digital's production for 2026 is completely earmarked for its top seven customers, with a few long-term agreements already in place for the next couple of years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:00:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vPsTeXTjsjTmuW2FRau9bF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft turns to superconductors for distributing power to its AI data centers — zero-resistance cables could reduce power losses and produce zero heat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft wants to use superconducting cables to transport electricity with zero losses, allowing it to save space and build more data centers without putting more strain on the grid. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Servers]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bNebuWGAQz2tbQ5mXsntcH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultra Ethernet: The data-center interconnection of tomorrow detailed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We take a look at the Ultra Ethernet 1.0.1 specification in a bid to find out what has changed compared to the traditional Ethernet — and how it will change tomorrow's data-center connectivity. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anton Shilov ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bv6ZK9EUi2WLJsZvLko33-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazon's European data centers challenged by grid delays — up to seven year waits for new connections ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AWS is encountering grid connection wait times of up to seven years for new European projects, a delay that far exceeds the usual two-year timelines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:29:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:37:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8izbJRoTC86JCQP5ZqVdpG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Intel, AMD server CPUs reportedly suffering from supply shortages in China, leading to increased prices — sources say orders could be delayed by as much as 6 months ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The increased demand is said to be partly brought by demand for agentic AI, which need CPUs to execute their tasks. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VBnZto6P3Yzh9RfNDACjGT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX acquires xAI in a bid to make orbiting data centers a reality — Musk plans to launch a million tons of satellites annually, targets 1TW/year of space-based compute capacity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Elon Musk merges SpaceX and xAI to help achieve his dreams of putting AI data centers in orbit, with a goal of hitting 100 gigawatts of compute in space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:54:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:22:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SixcqdypU9u8pydsTqaoJc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ambitious 170 km long Saudi megacity 'The Line' has scope slashed and may be repurposed as AI data center hub — futuristic desert city was set to house 9 million people, and showcased polarizing sci-fi design ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New reports suggest Saudi Arabia is drastically reducing the scale of megaproject 'The Line',' possibly pivoting its future to become a hub for AI data centers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:48:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:36:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Warwick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xx5TuYD5ZiZ89PcAucs8G4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents — ex-crypto mining company doesn’t want publicity for its latest project  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Applied Digital is apparently keeping the location of its new 430 MW secret at the moment to give the town where it's building it time to adjust for "national media attention." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nSp8R63sLAHYNqyS2pZVHH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft to overhaul AI data center building with community-first approach —  says it will 'be a good neighbor' to communities, cover energy cost increases, and replenish water ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft's five-point plan focuses on electricity use, water consumption, building local jobs and training people, investing in local infrastructure, and the long-term skills development of the community surrounding its AI data centers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:58:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vh4nY3pMCcmra2ymXah9S7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This $2,000 Bitcoin mining water heater can pay for itself by slashing your energy bills, company claims — can rake in $1,000 a year in BTC, offset 80% of electricity and water costs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Superheat was at CES 2026 to showcase what it describes as “a water heater that pays for itself.” Instead of a resistive heating element, it warms your H2O with heat generated by a Bitcoin ASIC miner. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/emmFqM9SRvW4AJedC5Hx5Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jensen Huang discusses the economics of inference, power delivery, and more at CES 2026 press Q&A session — 'You sell a chip one time, but when you build software, you maintain it forever' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a press Q&A at CES 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addressed everything from Rubin’s design philosophy to inference economics, power constraints, open models, and more. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bnJVQdMkFHUddjVeGAeNdR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meta inks deals to supply a staggering 6 gigawatts in nuclear power for data center ambitions — enough wattage to supply 5 million homes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 6GW will come from various suppliers — both existing and upcoming — to deliver the estimated 1GW that Meta's Prometheus site will require in 2026, and the 5GW its Hyperion data center will need by 2028. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/daVfBXT94qnjXvrBrkwdsS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ U.S. electricity grid stretches thin as data centers rush to turn on onsite generators  — Meta, xAI, and other tech giants race to solve AI's insatiable power appetite ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The AI infrastructure boom is pushing the national electricity grid to its limit, but artificial intelligence is too lucrative for companies to wait for a connection. So, they're taking the solution for their power supply problem into their own hands. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z372ccpcNrq29rzEn3mN37-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Musk to expand xAI's training capacity to a monstrous 2 gigawatts with third building at Memphis site  — announcement comes days after Musk vows to have 'more AI compute than everyone else' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/musk-purchases-third-building-at-memphis-site-to-expand-xais-training-capacity-to-a-monstrous-2-gigawatts-announcement-comes-days-after-musk-vows-to-have-more-ai-compute-than-everyone-else</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Elon Musk has announced that xAI has purchased a third building at its Memphis, Tennessee site to bolster the company's overall compute power to a gargantuan two gigawatts. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3zAg8jd9JtuVxYN3UcEsKc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SoftBank stakes $4B on securing AI data center power and capacity — DigitalBridge purchase indicative of AI industry's increasing investments in energy supply  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SoftBank has agreed to acquire DigitalBridge in a deal valuing the digital infrastructure investor at roughly $4 billion, including debt. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AKQrtxPQNTh7NqhGyyNJK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elon Musk says xAI will have more AI compute than everyone else combined within five years — Macrohard-branded Colossus 2 data center a nod to Musk's AI project to challenge Microsoft ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-says-xai-will-have-more-ai-compute-than-everyone-else-combined-within-five-years-macrohard-branding-emblazoned-on-the-roof-of-the-colossus-2-data-center-in-nod-to-the-billionaires-ai-project-to-challenge-microsoft</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Elon Musk claimed on X that xAI will have more computing power than everyone else combined in less than five years. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/syu3EXGvZmhdtH7cmmbZd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI data centers may soon be powered by retired Navy nuclear reactors from aircraft carriers and submarines — firm asks U.S. DOE for a loan guarantee to start the project ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Texas energy startup proposes repurposing retired U.S. Navy nuclear reactors for use in AI data centers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:04:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:04:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jMPG3YdmjWxPqtWjWNUVEM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's new nation-spanning network eclipses 100 Gbps transferring 72 terabytes across 1,000km — experimental research network designed to connect thousands of virtualized networks across the country ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China has brought online a national experimental research network designed to support experimentation on future network designs and to improve data transmission quality. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:33:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AXYhwBq7Tg5WB5Cv9hSfyQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bernie Sanders calls for halt on AI data center construction — wants to ensure that the technology benefits ‘all of us, not just the 1%’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to delay AI data center projects to slow down progress, to ensure that AI will benefit the largest number of people and not just the richest few. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:55:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RCQcZU4yYkGUvzWBECtuyF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nearly 7,000 of the world’s 8,808 data centers are built in the wrong climate, analysis find — vast majority located outside optimal temperature range for cooling, 600 in locations considered too hot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nearly 7,000 of the world’s operational data centers are located in climates that fall outside the temperature range recommended for efficient operation, according to a new analysis. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vh4nY3pMCcmra2ymXah9S7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Warren, other U.S. senators concerned about big tech pushing up electricity costs — demands explanation from Amazon, Google, Meta as AI data centers drive up residential energy bills ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elizabeth-warren-other-u-s-senators-concerned-about-big-tech-pushing-up-electricity-costs-demands-explanation-from-amazon-google-meta-as-ai-data-centers-drive-up-residential-energy-bills</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three Democratic Senators are investigating the impact of the massive AI data center build out on the electricity bill of the average American. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wHuKK72KjEAVJUUGSswDQi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5D glass storage 'memory crystals' promise up to 13.8 billion years of data storage resilience, which is roughly the age of the universe — crams 360 terabytes into 5-inch glass disc with femtosecond laser ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/sphotonix-pushes-5d-glass-storage-toward-data-center-pilots</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SPhotonix says it has moved its so-called 5D Memory Crystal technology out of the lab and closer to real-world deployment. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LhNnSqhAAZEyAsZaZtiVDD-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marvell’s $5.5B Celestial AI acquisition expands its role in AI data center hardware — firm now positioned to deliver next-gen optical interconnects ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marvell has confirmed plans to acquire Celestial AI in a deal worth up to $5.5 billion, a figure that immediately places it among the most aggressive acquisitions in the current AI cycle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:57:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:34:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/udFp2ca8Nu9dvCJweZPZEL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why copper markets are feeling the pinch due to aggressive AI data center expansion — expansive buildout to demand 1.1 million tonnes of copper annually by 2030, close to 3% of global demand ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Data center demand is skyrocketing as the generative AI revolution continues at pace. The racks of servers already use around 1.5% of global electricity, but by 2030, it's estimated that data centers will need around 1.1 million tonnes of copper annually by 2030, or close to 3% of global demand. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Stokel-Walker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nnDECzT89PNb3yopk8RehN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ IBM CEO warns that ongoing trillion-dollar AI data center buildout is unsustainable — says there is 'no way' that infrastructure costs can turn a profit ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ibm-ceo-warns-trillion-dollar-ai-boom-unsustainable-at-current-infrastructure-costs</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ IBM CEO Arvind Krishna used an appearance on The Verge’s Decoder podcast to question whether the capital spending now underway in pursuit of AGI can ever pay for itself. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:51:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:58:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GrJSuYJXoB2wgQJRqFaJY9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI data-centre buildout pushes copper toward shortages, analysts warn — only 70% of 2035 demand could be met, 2025 deficit thought to be 304,000 tonnes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ai-data-center-buildout-pushes-copper-toward-shortages-analysts-warn</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Copper producers and market analysts are starting to outline a supply gap that arrives just as hyperscale AI campuses ramp toward record power draws. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:47:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RTbYAqcBk8nYD6mFv5VEi7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Malaysian state of Johor drowns any ideas for Tier 1 and Tier 2 data centers —water concerns have authorities only allowing energy-efficient builds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Malaysian state drowns low-tier data center plans due to water supply concerns ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fGKT2nUdviytYe6Pxxax5c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Taiwan's $3.2 billion plan for 'AI island' with data centers, quantum hubs, and AI robotics labs faces risks — power and geopolitical headwinds may threaten country's ambition ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Taiwan has confirmed it will allocate over NT$100 billion — around US$3.2 billion — for a multi-year national AI infrastructure plan, to become a global leader in AI compute and hardware by 2040. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:33:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Semiconductors]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4eMzRgBVXoJZwebCsLFzfC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says RAM pricing crisis isn't going away anytime soon — Fortnite boss says crunch 'will be a real problem for high-end gaming for several years' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/epic-games-ceo-tim-sweeney-says-ram-pricing-crisis-isnt-going-away-anytime-soon-fortnite-boss-says-crunch-will-be-a-real-problem-for-high-end-gaming-for-several-years</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney’s long-term RAM pricing prediction might make you wince. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E3aohjQt4cz6AszzcxxrKW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Taiwan to spend $3 billion turning nation into 'AI island', targets top five global compute power — new goals threatened by energy shortfalls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Taiwan has formally committed over NT$100 billion (US$3.2 billion) to a new national initiative to turn the island into a global hub for artificial intelligence. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:59:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Semiconductors]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jsd54JzWbwq3Hnf2bEvucA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UK couple’s garden shed datacenter heats home and cuts energy bills to £40 — clusters of 56 Raspberry Pis run real workloads, waste heat converted to heat home ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A couple from Essex in the United Kingdom are heating their home with a small datacenter in their garden, according to a BBC News report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMcJvZtWtTbEern7FRFgz4-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse — Bitfarm to leverage 341 megawatt capacity for AI following $46 million Q3 loss ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/major-bitcoin-mining-firm-pivoting-to-ai-plans-to-fully-abandon-crypto-mining-by-2027-bitfarm-to-leverage-341-megawatt-capacity-for-ai-following-usd46-million-q3-loss</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bitfarm says that it will convert its Washington Bitcoin mining facility into an AI data center and exit crypto mining completely in a couple of years. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K2JX29mpdrWM8CELTJGxo6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tesla targets AI data centers with massive Megapack batteries as grid-strain fears grow — says $50B/GW for a 2-hour system over a 20-year lifetime is 'outsized value' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tesla has launched a new marketing push for its Megapack battery systems, targeting hyperscale AI data centers grappling with extreme and unpredictable power fluctuations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:46:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UdAsVitvHGrQrh5KwxDEy3-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ OpenAI’s colossal AI data center targets would consume as much electricity as entire nation of India — 250GW target would require 30 million GPUs annually to ensure continuous operation, emit twice as much carbon dioxide as ExxonMobil ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openais-colossal-ai-data-center-targets-would-consume-as-much-electricity-as-entire-nation-of-india-250gw-target-would-require-30-million-gpus-annually-to-ensure-continuous-operation-emit-twice-as-much-carbon-dioxide-as-exxonmobil</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The AI race is exerting a massive toll on our environment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:20:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gap4q25HY47X2VQsx8BwD6-1280-80.jpg">
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