72 stories tagged #data centers

  1. Blackstone Invests $30 Billion in Japan's AI Data Centers
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    Blackstone Invests $30 Billion in Japan's AI Data Centers

    Blackstone's $30 billion investment in AI data centers in Japan signals a significant commitment to AI infrastructure and capacity expansion.

    9m ago 2 min read
  2. UN Calls for Transparency in AI's Environmental Impact Amid Rising Data Center Energy Consumption
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    UN Calls for Transparency in AI's Environmental Impact Amid Rising Data Center Energy Consumption

    The UN urges AI firms to reveal environmental costs amid escalating energy use from data centers, highlighting urgent sustainability measures.

    13h ago 1 min read
  3. Masayoshi Son Rejects Elon Musk's Space Data Center Vision
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    Masayoshi Son Rejects Elon Musk's Space Data Center Vision

    SoftBank's Masayoshi Son argues against Elon Musk's concept of orbital data centers, emphasizing the superiority of Earth-based compute capacity.

    15h ago 1 min read
  4. Groq Secures $650M to Expand AI Inference Cloud Platform
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    Groq Secures $650M to Expand AI Inference Cloud Platform

    Groq Inc. raises $650 million to enhance its AI inference cloud capabilities amid a booming demand for advanced computing.

    yesterday 1 min read
  5. Baiju Bhatt's Vision: From Robinhood to Cowboy Space Corporation
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    Baiju Bhatt's Vision: From Robinhood to Cowboy Space Corporation

    Baiju Bhatt reflects on his transition from Robinhood's fintech revolution to pioneering space-based solar power and data centers.

    2d ago 1 min read
  6. Amazon Data Centers Withdrew 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water in 2025
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    Amazon Data Centers Withdrew 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water in 2025

    AWS discloses its water footprint for the first time, revealing substantial resource demands amid the AI boom, balanced by industry-leading efficiency metrics.

    last wk. 1 min read
  7. AI Data Centers Overwhelm PJM and ERCOT Power Grids
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    AI Data Centers Overwhelm PJM and ERCOT Power Grids

    Surging AI demand drives record interconnection queues in Texas and the Mid-Atlantic, forcing grid operators to overhaul capacity planning and raising electricity costs for ratepayers.

    last wk. 1 min read
  8. Anthropic Pivots to Direct Infrastructure Control, Secures Google Backstop
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    Anthropic Pivots to Direct Infrastructure Control, Secures Google Backstop

    Anthropic signs leases for over 1GW of US data centers, shifting from cloud reliance to direct hardware control with financial backing from Google.

    last wk. 1 min read