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Data centers use massive energy and water. Here’s how to build them better
The race to build AI infrastructure is draining power grids and water supplies. But with the right innovation, tomorrow’s ...
Spending on AI data centers is so massive that it’s taken a bigger chunk of GDP growth than shopping—and it could crash the American economy
As Rusty Foster, author of the widely read media blog Today in Tabs, puts it: “Our economy might just be three AI data ...
As AI power needs surge, a Bay Area data center bets on hydrogen as a sustainable alternative
As artificial intelligence fuels a surge in electricity demand, a Bay Area startup is betting on hydrogen to power the next ...
As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act
Some data centers could require more electricity than cities the size of Pittsburgh, Cleveland or New Orleans, and make huge ...
Google to Reduce AI Data Center Power Use During Peak Demand
In new agreements with two US utilities, Google has committed to rescheduling or pausing non-urgent AI workloads when the ...
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Data centers are causing problems for their neighbors
The BBC’s Michelle Fleury reports from Georgia on how the boom in data centers is raising environmental and sustainability ...
Meta Taps PIMCO, Blue Owl For $29 Billion Louisiana Data Center Buildout As AI Infrastructure Race Heats Up
Meta is partnering with PIMCO and Blue Owl to raise $29 billion for its data center expansion, with PIMCO handling debt and ...
Google agrees to curb power use for AI data centers to ease strain on US grid when demand surges
Google has signed agreements with two U.S. electric utilities to reduce its AI data center power consumption during times of ...
Broadcom launches Jericho chip to advance AI data center networks
Broadcom's silicon division launched its next-generation Jericho networking chip on Monday, which is designed to connect data ...
Electricity rates surge amid heat waves, AI data center expansion. How prices spiked in Tennessee
Electricity rates have increased across the U.S. amid heat waves and demand from AI data centers. Here's how prices have ...
A Former GM and Lordstown Motors Factory Might Become an AI Data Center
From classic cars to failed EV dreams to a new AI future. We trace the history of the Lordstown factory and explore its new ...
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Energy-sucking AI data centers can look here for power instead
Modern AI data centers use much more electricity than traditional cloud servers. In many cases, the existing power grid cannot keep up. One innovative solution is gaining traction: repurposed EV ...