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Josh Payne, the chief executive of Nscale, raised $2 billion from investors. Sheryl Sandberg, the former Facebook executive, is joining his board.
The Former Coal Miner in the Middle of the A.I. Data Center Boom Read More »
The expanding war in the Middle East has added new risks to the trillions of dollars in investments that tech companies have planned in the region.
Big Tech’s Uncertain Future in the Persian Gulf Read More »
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.
Demand for AI Data Centers Sends Prospectors Hunting for Land and Power Read More »
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.
Trump Announces A.I. Industry Pledge to Pay for Power Read More »
We are trying to decide what role A.I. will have in our lives.
Americans Are Trying to Stop Data Centers Because They Can’t Stop A.I. Read More »
The White House has floated a new plan to try to ease voter concerns over the A.I. boom’s effect on electric bills. But it won’t be easy to put into practice.
Why Data Center Firms Are Working With Trump on Energy Costs Read More »
Big Tech is set to agree to build its own power plants for data centers and shield consumers from rising electricity costs, but companies face daunting logistical obstacles to delivering on the pledge championed by President Donald Trump. At a White House event on Wednesday, executives from Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle, and OpenAI
Are consumers doomed to pay more for electricity due to data center buildouts? Read More »
PALO, Iowa—There are two restaurants in Palo, not counting the chicken wings and pizza sold at the only gas station in town. All three establishments, including the gas station, stand on the same half-mile stretch of First Street, an artery that divides the marshy floodplain of the Cedar River to the east from hundreds of
Iowa county adopts strict zoning rules for data centers, but residents still worry Read More »
Elon Musk appears to be grasping at straws in a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of poaching eight xAI employees in an allegedly unlawful bid to access xAI trade secrets connected to its data centers and chatbot, Grok. In a Tuesday order granting OpenAI’s motion to dismiss, US District Judge Rita F. Lin said that xAI failed
Musk has no proof OpenAI stole xAI trade secrets, judge rules, tossing lawsuit Read More »
The president said he had negotiated a deal with tech giants to cover the energy costs of data centers, but offered few details. Experts said such pledges could prove difficult in practice.
Trump Says Tech Firms Should Pay More for Electricity Read More »
