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U.S. Data Centers on Track to Outpace Germany and Japan in Natural Gas Use by 2035

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is driving U.S. data centers toward consuming more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035, according to a new report from BloombergNEF. The facilities are expected to use about 18 billion cubic feet per day, nearly double what the organization forecast

Trump Administration Rolls Back EPA Rules to Speed AI Data Center Buildout

Former officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are warning that the Trump administration is weakening environmental protections in order to accelerate the construction of AI data centers, putting Americans' health at risk. In a briefing and a new report, the group of EPA alumni are urging the president to

Jensen Huang Says Nvidia Can Grow Revenue 70% Next Year

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says his company's record-breaking growth will continue through the end of next year, reiterating at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference that revenue could grow 70% year over year. Analysts expect Nvidia to close its current fiscal year at about $400 billion, so that

Crusoe Triples Valuation to $30 Billion in Massive $3 Billion Raise

Crusoe, a data center developer whose customers include Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI, has raised $3 billion at a $30 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. Atreides Management and Valor Equity Partners co-lead the round, with participation from Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund.

Nvidia Bets $3.5 Billion on MediaTek to Anchor Custom AI Chips in Its Ecosystem

Nvidia invests $3.5 billion in Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek as part of a strategic deal that lets MediaTek design custom chips for AI companies and hyperscalers using Nvidia's technology. The partnership gives MediaTek access to Nvidia's NVLink Fusion ecosystem, allowing custom chips — even non-Nvidia ones — to

Meta Tests Robots for Cable Swaps and Server Resets in Data Centers

Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and perform other technician tasks inside its data centers, according to current and former workers familiar with the projects. The previously unreported effort may eventually allow Meta to operate its rapidly expanding data center footprint with fewer humans, helping

Nvidia's AI Dominance Extends Far Beyond the GPU Itself

A new narrative is taking shape around Nvidia following its earnings this week. For years, the dominant story was that Nvidia's early monopoly on state-of-the-art GPUs made it immensely profitable, but rising competition from hyperscalers like Amazon and Google building their own chips threatened that advantage. After growing

OpenAI Loses Data Center Chief as Executive Departures Pile Up

OpenAI loses Chris Malone, its head of data centers, as the company's string of high-profile executive departures continues. Malone, a veteran of nearly five years at Meta and more than a decade at Google, joined OpenAI in March of last year, making his tenure notably short. His exit

Public Trust in AI Sours as Polls Show Growing Consumer Backlash

Public sentiment toward AI is deteriorating despite the technology's rapid progress. A new Pew Research study finds that 52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about AI in daily life, up sharply from 37% in 2021. Other polls point the same direction: a CNBC survey

Amazon Texas Data Center Power Plant Could Become Nation's Worst Polluter

An Amazon-owned data center project in Pecos County, Texas, is drawing scrutiny over its plans to build a massive natural gas power plant that could become one of the country's worst polluters. The plant, known as GW Ranch, features 35 natural-gas turbines designed to generate 7.65 gigawatts

Critical Motherboard Flaws Expose Thousands of Servers to Remote Backdoor Attacks

Thousands of internet-connected servers sold by major manufacturers like HPE, Dell, Lenovo, and Supermicro remain vulnerable to remote backdoor attacks through critical flaws in their baseboard management controllers. Security researcher HD Moore presents these findings at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, revealing more than a dozen new

Largest U.S. Grid Operator Plans Rolling Power Cuts for Data Centers

PJM Interconnection, the operator of the largest electrical grid in the United States, announces it will temporarily cut power to data centers and other large users during shortages to prevent widespread blackouts. The decision follows a capacity auction that falls short of meeting growing demand, driven largely by breakneck data

Fallen Power Line Reveals AI Data Centers' Growing Strain on the Electric Grid

A downed power line outside Washington, DC this week exposes a mounting challenge for the electric grid as AI data centers concentrate massive power demands in small areas. When the line fails, over 3 gigawatts of data center load vanishes from the PJM grid in roughly 30 seconds as facilities

AMD Challenges Nvidia's AI Dominance with Helios Rack System

AMD is stepping up its competition with Nvidia by unveiling Helios, a rack-scale AI system designed to power the world's largest AI labs. At the sold-out Advancing AI conference in San Francisco, CEO Dr. Lisa Su showcases the system as the tech industry's highest-performance AI rack,

OpenAI Commits $750 Billion to Infrastructure Through 2030

OpenAI announces a massive $750 billion infrastructure spending plan through 2030, marking a 25% increase from earlier estimates this year. The commitment comes as the company's Stargate data center project appears to have stalled, prompting OpenAI to pivot toward new ventures. The first major project under this expanded