Topic: ai power demand
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Altman and Nadella: The AI Power Struggle
The rapid growth of AI is creating a critical energy bottleneck, as tech leaders like Sam Altman and Satya Nadella note that power infrastructure can't keep up with demand, leaving companies with advanced chips they can't energize. AI's expansion is driving a surge in U.S. electricity demand, for...
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Cool Your AI: The Rise of Liquid Data Centers
The immense power consumption of advanced AI chips, now exceeding a kilowatt each, is pushing traditional air cooling to its limits and necessitating a shift to liquid cooling for data centers. Liquid cooling methods, including direct-to-chip and immersion techniques, are emerging as the definiti...
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Communities Are Beating Back Data Centers
A nationwide, bipartisan grassroots movement is uniting against massive data center expansion, primarily due to soaring electricity demands and significant environmental impacts that affect utility bills and local resources. The enormous energy and water consumption of modern data centers, especi...
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Radiant Nuclear Secures $300M for Compact 1 MW Reactor
Radiant Nuclear secured $300 million in funding, highlighting intense venture capital interest in nuclear startups driven by soaring electricity demands from data centers and AI. The company is developing a compact, portable 1-megawatt reactor, designed for transport by truck and using advanced T...
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