3 h. ago AI may soon account for half of data center power use if trends persist

Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD candidate at VU Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies, has published an opinion piece about the results of a simple study he conducted involving the possible amount of electricity used by AI companies to generate answers to user queries. In his paper published in the journal Joule, he describes how he calculated past and current global electricity usage by AI data centers and how he made estimates regarding the future.

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23 h. ago Oracle to buy $40 billion of Nvidia chips for OpenAI's US data center, FT reports

Oracle to buy $40 billion of Nvidia chips for OpenAI's US data center, FT reports  Reuters

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27 h. ago Amazon suspends Minnesota data center as lawmakers plan to reduce Big Tech tax breaks

Amazon says it has suspended plans for a massive data center in Becker, Minnesota, an announcement that comes after state lawmakers and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said they will reduce tax breaks for these projects.

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47 h. ago AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse

A new analysis of AI hardware being produced and how it is being used attempts to estimate the vast amount of electricity being consumed by AI.

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50 h. ago OpenAI Says It Will Build Massive New Data Center in the U.A.E.

As part of a new partnership, G42, an Emirati A.I. firm, will also help fund OpenAI’s new computer facilities in the United States.

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3 d. ago Port Washington approves annexation, zoning to pave way for proposed 3.5 gigawatt data center

Port Washington approves annexation, zoning to pave way for proposed 3.5 gigawatt data center  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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3 d. ago Port Washington approves annexation, paving way for proposed data center

Port Washington approves annexation, paving way for proposed data center  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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3 d. ago Port Washington annexes first 560 acres of town land for large data center project

Port Washington annexes first 560 acres of town land for large data center project  TMJ4 News

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5 d. ago OpenAI Chief Sam Altman Defends Donald Trump's AI Chip Deals with UAE and Saudi Arabia, Blasts 'Naive' Critics

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has defended the multibillion-dollar AI partnerships between U.S. companies and Gulf nations brokered by former President Donald Trump, labeling critics of the deals as "naive." The post OpenAI Chief Sam Altman Defends Donald Trump’s AI Chip Deals with UAE and Saudi Arabia, Blasts ‘Naive’ Critics appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 d. ago US data center to add batteries without lithium mined overseas

A data center builder and a battery startup have agreed to deploy a novel type of energy storage for the first time at a U.S. data center. It's the latest example of tech companies' search for ways to manage the soaring energy needs of artificial intelligence.

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1 week ago OpenAI’s Stargate project reportedly struggling to get off the ground, thanks to tariffs

OpenAI’s ambitious Stargate data center project is facing delays thanks to tariff-related economic uncertainty, reports Bloomberg. Growing market volatility and cheaper AI services have made banks, private equity investors, and asset managers wary of investing in Stargate, an OpenAI-led project that aims to raise up to $500 million for AI infrastructure in the U.S. and […]

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2 w. ago CoreWeave reportedly looks to raise $1.5B in debt as IPO disappoints

Data center operator CoreWeave is reportedly seeking a $1.5 billion debt deal after a disappointing IPO. According to the Financial Times, CoreWeave is holding a roadshow this week with bankers at JPMorgan for debt options. The company’s executives intend to use the meetings to gauge investor interest. New Jersey-based CoreWeave listed its shares in March, […]

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2 w. ago OpenAI wants to team up with governments to grow AI infrastructure

OpenAI is launching a program, OpenAI for Countries, that the company says will enable it to build out the local infrastructure needed to better serve international AI customers. As a part of the new program, OpenAI will partner with governments to assist with efforts like building out data center capacity and customizing OpenAI’s products, including […]

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3 w. ago Skia technique decodes 'shadow branches' to boost data center efficiency

What happens when trailblazing engineers and industry professionals team up? The answer may transform the future of computing efficiency for modern data centers.

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4 w. ago Within six years, building the leading AI data center may cost $200B

Data centers to train and run AI may soon contain millions of chips, cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and require power equivalent to a large city’s electricity grid, if the current trends hold. That’s according to a new study from researchers at Georgetown, Epoch AI, and Rand, which looked at the growth trajectory of […]

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