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Data centers become "killer application" for new power transformer tech
Solid-state transformers could also benefit EV charging and someday households.
Nvidia partners with data center developer Cloverleaf
Nvidia continues to pour money into data center development — just as AI data centers bring lots of money into Nvidia.
Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute
The AI buildout shows no signs of slowing. And with hundreds of billions of dollars a year going into data centers and GPUs, com…
TerraPower’s nuclear reactor has a secret weapon for powering AI data centers
TerraPower's nuclear power plant possesses a strategic advantage over competitors, especially when chasing after data center deals.
Relativity Networks raises $22 million to bring a faster kind of fiber to data centers
Relativity Networks deals in hollow-core fiber, a rarely deployed technology that allows data to be transmitted 30% faster than conventional fiber.
Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud
Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its Nvidia-powered data ce…
Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
Nvidia's investment in SoftBank's data center developer will guarantee its chips power an OpenAI data center.
Does Mark Zuckerberg really believe AI is ‘for everyone’?
Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast to Muse&…
Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand
Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.
Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center development until an audit has been completed.
SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year
SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.
Iran struck Amazon data centers again amid widening war, satellites show
Satellites show burn scars and fires at AWS data centers and Saudi oil refinery.
Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands
The final condition will shock you! (It won’t. It’s taxes.)
Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid
The decision arrives as the breakneck pace of data center construction has grid operators scrambling to generate power.
Verizon touts $1B dark fiber deal for Google data centers as first of many
Telecom expects AI revenue from dark fiber deals and retrofitted data centers.
One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.
A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.
AI firms want more data centers; Trump's EPA may give neighbors less say
Rule would allow states to decide how much—if any—public input there can be.
OpenAI’s AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B
OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden's GDP on infrastructure through 2030.
Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035
New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.
New York State halts construction of all new data centers
New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov. Kathy Hochul argues the AI-driven building boom shou…
Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America” plan
Squeeze on Rust Belt electricity bills threatens Trump’s manufacturing plan.
Facing US export controls, China's DeepSeek plans to make its own chips
It's early, but the plan is to reduce dependency on Nvidia and Huawei.
Google’s AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025
Google tries balancing AI data center emissions with clean energy efforts.
US home battery installations hit record high on rising electricity costs
Record home battery installations unlock options for grids—and AI data centers.
Trump administration threatens 92 GW of new electricity supply with red tape
The Trump administration's moves threaten $121 billion in new solar and wind power, two energy sources that are the biggest contributors to new capa…
FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh
Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.
Amazon ups India bet with fresh $13B AI infrastructure investment
Amazon’s latest India investment comes as global tech companies race to expand AI infrastructure in the country.
OpenAI and Broadcom announce chip designed for LLM inference at scale
The silicon race is heating up amid the struggle to keep up with demand.
Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem
Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI's biggest water use — fossil fue…