Topic: ai data centers
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OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank Partner on Five New Stargate Data Centers
OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank are collaborating to build five advanced AI data centers in the U.S. as part of the Stargate project, which will require a massive seven gigawatts of power—enough for over five million households. Oracle will develop three sites in Texas, New Mexico, and the Midwest, ...
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Google's Plan to Launch AI Data Centers in Space
Google is launching Project Suncatcher to build scalable orbital data centers using solar-powered satellites, aiming to overcome Earth's energy and logistical constraints for AI growth. Orbiting AI accelerators in space could provide nearly continuous solar power, significantly boosting efficienc...
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The Dirty Secret Behind Your AI Tools
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is driving increased natural gas extraction, as tech companies build energy-intensive data centers near gas fields and use on-site fossil fuel power generation to meet their electricity demands. This trend raises significant environmental and social ...
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LG, SK Enmove, GRC Partner on AI Data Center Liquid Cooling
LG Electronics, SK Enmove, and Green Revolution Cooling have formed a strategic alliance to advance and commercialize next-generation liquid immersion cooling systems for AI data centers. Liquid immersion cooling technology submerges servers in non-conductive fluid, offering superior energy effic...
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Big Tech Revives Shuttered Nuclear Power Plant
Google has signed a 25-year agreement to revive the shuttered Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, securing carbon-free electricity for its AI data centers through a partnership with NextEra Energy. This initiative is part of a broader trend where tech companies are turning to nuclear energy to me...
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Xbox Price Hike Looms as Global RAM Shortage Worsens
A global RAM shortage, driven by high demand from AI data centers, is increasing manufacturing costs and may lead to higher prices or shortages for Xbox consoles. Sony reportedly secured large quantities of GDDR6 memory at lower prices, protecting PlayStation 5 production from market fluctuations...
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SK Telecom's new AI unit offers voluntary buyouts weeks after launch
SK Telecom is offering a voluntary retirement program for its newly formed AI division (AI CIC) to consolidate AI units and support employees facing role or location changes, not as forced layoffs. The AI CIC is responsible for developing the personal AI assistant "A.", managing AI data centers, ...
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Redwood Materials Lays Off 5% of Staff After $350M Funding
Redwood Materials is laying off about 5% of its workforce, impacting several dozen of its 1,200 employees, shortly after raising $350 million in Series E funding that increased its valuation to $6 billion. Founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, the company recycles battery materials to recover ...
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Battery Recycler Expands to Clean Up AI Data Centers
A battery recycling innovator launched Redwood Energy, a new division creating renewable-powered microgrids from repurposed batteries to provide cleaner, resilient energy for AI data centers and communities. The company's first operational microgrid in Nevada combines solar panels and reused EV b...
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Bezos: Millions Will Live in Space This Century
Jeff Bezos predicts millions of people will voluntarily live in space within decades, with advanced robotics handling labor in off-world settlements and AI data centers operating in orbit. His vision contrasts with Elon Musk's goal of colonizing Mars, raising questions about the feasibility of th...
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Supermicro Motherboards Harbor Unremovable Malware
Supermicro motherboards have critical vulnerabilities allowing malware to be embedded so deep that standard removal methods fail, as attackers can remotely install malicious firmware before the operating system loads. The flaws include an incomplete patch for a prior high-severity issue and a sep...
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