36 h. ago In One Colorado Town, People Experiencing Homelessness Can Sleep in Their Car — if They Have a Job

People experiencing homelessness can sleep in their cars in this wealthy ski town in Colorado, but only if they have a job.

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53 h. ago Data centers bring money to small towns. But do they also bring jobs?

Tech companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars in data centers across the country. But despite the record-setting price tags, the centers create few jobs.

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63 h. ago Petition garners hundreds of signatures opposing Port Washington data center

Petition garners hundreds of signatures opposing Port Washington data center  TMJ4 News

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65 h. ago AI surge to double data center electricity demand by 2030: IEA

Electricity consumption by data centers will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new challenges for energy security and CO2 emission goals, the IEA said Thursday.

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3 d. ago Washington lawmakers debate raising property taxes to bring in more money

Washington lawmakers debate raising property taxes to bring in more money  FOX 13 Seattle

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3 d. ago Washington lawmakers debate increasing property taxes to bring in more money

Washington lawmakers debate increasing property taxes to bring in more money  AppleValleyNewsNow.com

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4 d. ago Gigaflow cache streamlines cloud traffic, with 51% higher hit rate and 90% lower misses for programmable SmartNICs

A new way to temporarily store memory, Gigaflow, helps direct heavy traffic in cloud data centers caused by AI and machine learning workloads, according to a study led by University of Michigan researchers.

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4 d. ago Trump to endorse coal for data center power in the face of grim market realities

An executive order will direct the federal government to list coal as a critical mineral and force some coal-fired power plants to keep generating electricity.

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4 d. ago Port Washington to hold public hearing on zoning standards for proposed data center

Port Washington to hold public hearing on zoning standards for proposed data center  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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5 d. ago US utilities grapple with Big Tech's massive power demands for data centers

US utilities grapple with Big Tech's massive power demands for data centers  Reuters

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6 d. ago Mixed Signals: Microsoft Scales Back Global Data Center Projects as AI Booms

Microsoft has been pulling back on data center projects around the world, prompting questions about the company's expectations for future demand of cloud and AI services. The post Mixed Signals: Microsoft Scales Back Global Data Center Projects as AI Booms appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Fourier is making hydrogen electrolyzers inspired by data centers

Most recent hydrogen startups have been focused on making modular electrolyzers, but Fourier has taken that trend to the extreme.

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1 week ago Spark, Mayfield, and Kleiner Perkins pour another $75M into AI data center chipmaker Retym

Retym, a U.S. chipmaker with Israeli roots, has raised a fresh $75 million series D led by James Kuklinski of Spark Capital. Existing investors — Mayfield’s Navin Chaddha and Kleiner Perkins’ Mamoon Hamid — also participated, bringing its total raised to $180 million, it says. Retym is another startup benefiting from AI’s glow-up. It’s chips […]

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1 week ago Data centers love solar: Here’s a comprehensive guide to deals over 100 megawatts

New and expanded data centers are expected to double the sector’s power demand by 2029 as tech companies rush to capitalize on AI.

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2 w. ago Columbus among top data center hubs in United States, report finds

Columbus among top data center hubs in United States, report finds  NBC4 WCMH-TV

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2 w. ago A Fire Plunged Heathrow Into Darkness. A Nearby Data Center Kept Humming. Why?

It could cost $100 million and take years to install the backup generators to prevent another hourslong power loss like the one at Britain’s biggest airport last week.

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2 w. ago News | Global warehouse developer expands into data centers with Los Angeles debut

News | Global warehouse developer expands into data centers with Los Angeles debut  CoStar Group

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3 w. ago Solar notches another win as Microsoft adds 475 MW to power its AI data centers

The company recently signed a deal with energy provider AES for three solar projects across the Midwest. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 w. ago 'Bad idea': Conservatives warn red state data center bill will derail Trump's vision of energy 'golden age'

A bill being mulled in the Texas legislature is being blasted by conservatives who say that it will hamper President Donald Trump's energy plans and give China a leg up in the AI race.

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3 w. ago Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators

Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators  Reuters

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