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U.S. electricity grid stretches thin as data centers rush to turn on onsite generators
By Jowi Morales published
Premium AI companies are turning to gas turbines to run their data centers without grid power.

Musk to expand xAI's training capacity to a monstrous 2 gigawatts with third building at Memphis site
By Jowi Morales published
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.

SoftBank stakes $4B on securing AI data center power and capacity
By Luke James published
Premium SoftBank has agreed to acquire DigitalBridge in a deal valuing the digital infrastructure investor at roughly $4 billion, including debt.

Elon Musk says xAI will have more AI compute than everyone else combined within five years
By Jowi Morales published
Elon Musk claimed on X that xAI will have more computing power than everyone else combined in less than five years.

AI data centers may soon be powered by retired Navy nuclear reactors from aircraft carriers and submarines
By Jowi Morales published
A Texas energy startup proposes repurposing retired U.S. Navy nuclear reactors for use in AI data centers.

China's new nation-spanning network eclipses 100 Gbps transferring 72 terabytes across 1,000km
By Luke James published
China has brought online a national experimental research network designed to support experimentation on future network designs and to improve data transmission quality.

Bernie Sanders calls for halt on AI data center construction
By Jowi Morales published
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.

Nearly 7,000 of the world’s 8,808 data centers are built in the wrong climate, analysis find
By Luke James published
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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