Russia bombs Ukrainian data centers in latest escalation
The Russian military has started striking data centers within Ukraine in its latest escalation against the country. According to the BBC, a […]
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House passes act to make AI data centers pay for grid upgrades to minimize impact on residents — measure directs states to consider adoption of federal standard within two years of passing
The U.S. House of Representatives just passed a bill that creates a federal standard requiring data centers to pay for grid upgrades […]
US AI data centers projected to become the fifth-largest natural gas consumer in the world by 2035 — consumption to grow by 15 billion cubic feet per day as demand for compute increases
The estimated natural gas consumption of data centers in the U.S. is expected to massively increase as these facilities increasingly rely on […]
GoPro to expand into AI data centers after $285 million merger with optical-photonics company — move to solve camera maker’s financial woes, move manufacturing back into the US
GoPro just announced a merger with Starman Optical, Inc., an optical-photonics company, saying that the deal would allow the combined entity to […]
SpaceX starts in-house turbine blade manufacturing to boost gas-powered generator output for Elon’s AI data centers — new manufacturing strategy cuts generator delays by 18 months
Electricity supply in the U.S. is a limiting factor preventing AI data centers from coming online as quickly as possible. Because of […]
Kansas town drops charges against teacher who clapped during public hearings on data centers — says that ‘case has been dismissed without prejudice’
Lux Claridge, the teacher who was arrested in Emporia, Kansas, during an AI data center meeting for clapping, said that the city […]
Hot Chips 2026: Nvidia touts benefits of its DSX MaxLPS site power management approach — tech allows for more compute from fixed data center power budgets
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Virginia county with 250 data centers begins to rein in building — Loudoun’s more than 250 data centers made it one of the richest counties in the US, but residents are pushing back
Loudon County, Virginia, located just 22 miles west of Washington, D.C., has the greatest concentration of data centers in the United States. […]
America’s largest grid wants to cut power to new data centers first during shortages — 50MW-plus data centers must bring their own electricity generation to avoid shutoffs
PJM Interconnection, the grid operator serving 67 million people across 13 states and Washington, D.C., asked federal regulators on Thursday to approve […]
AI data center bans surge past 500 nationwide as local US politicians begin blocking new developments — growing public outrage and bipartisan pushback threaten big tech expansion plans
The number of local bans on new data center developments jumped to over 500 in July, according to recent data. Local politicians […]