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Ireland’s data centers consumed nearly as much electricity as every home in the country combined in 2025
Ireland’s data centers consumed 23% of the country’s electricity in 2025, rising 10% in one year despite restrictions on new grid connections.
Time is running out for Microsoft to fulfill its 2030 sustainability promise, even as emissions are going in the opposite direction
Microsoft's carbon emissions jumped 25% in FY2025 as AI data center expansion outpaced sustainability gains, despite progress in water conservation and waste reduction.
SK Hynix raises a record $26.5 billion in historic U.S. IPO
SK hynix raised $26.5 billion in a record-breaking Nasdaq IPO, as it plans to channel the windfall from surging AI demand and sold-out HBM supply to fund new fabs.
Researchers turn HBM on its side to tackle AI memory’s heat wall
Technologies not yet proven as viable HBM alternatives
Intel patent reveals new XBM memory architecture that ditches HBM's costly silicon interposer
Intel’s XBM patent proposes an HBM alternative that uses backend-transistor DRAM, UCIe chiplet links, and repair logic to reduce packaging costs and complexity.
Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft's 'world's most powerful AI data center' due to data center noise
Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft due to data center noise — plaintiffs also mention construction noise and extreme light pollution
Memory price surge begins to cool as consumers hit affordability limit
TrendForce says DRAM and NAND prices will continue to rise through Q3 2026, but AI-driven gains are slowing as PC and smartphone makers reach their affordability limits.
Blackstone-owned QTS abandons planned world’s largest data center campus after years of lawsuits
Blackstone-owned QTS has withdrawn its final appeal for Virginia’s 22-million-square-foot Digital Gateway campus, ending the massive data center project.
