VC Chamath Palihapitiya warns AI lab leaders that mounting public opposition to data centers is a powder keg threatening economic growth and political campaigns, citing fallout in the Ohio Senate race.
Liquid Death and Garage Beer released a satirical video about cooling AI data centers with urine as massive facilities emerge as a contentious political issue across U.S. elections.
Liquid Death teamed up with former NFL star Jason Kelce for a viral marketing campaign suggesting human urine could cool AI data centers, unintentionally highlighting the real-world use of recycled wastewater.
President Donald Trump stated that artificial intelligence could surpass the internet in scale, urging regulation that avoids stifling growth while defending rapid data center and power plant construction across the U.S. to maintain a lead over China.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order imposing strict regulations on large AI data centers. The order mandates that developers cover grid costs, meet environmental standards, and removes them from the state's Permit Fast Track Program.
Nvidia revealed in an SEC filing that it holds nearly 123 million shares in SpaceX, valued at approximately $21 billion as of June. The investment underscores Nvidia's strategy of forging deep financial links with major customers in the AI industry.
Public opposition to data centers is growing in Phoenix, Arizona, as residents protest potential electricity rate hikes. Cities are now reevaluating development standards, while state lawmakers have paused tax incentives to address resource and transparency concerns.
A Kentucky farming family rejected a $26.48 million offer from a tech company to sell their land for a massive AI data center, highlighting growing local opposition and community divisions over the rapid infrastructure buildout.
Tech giants including Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are investing heavily in natural gas to power AI data centers, but a new report warns that rising demand and exports could cause gas prices to triple.
Estudo comissionado pela OpenAI estima que a IA pode adicionar até R$ 986,7 bilhões ao PIB brasileiro entre 2027 e 2030, com impacto variado em diferentes setores da economia.
Publicly traded Bitcoin miners are reducing mining capacity faster than the overall Bitcoin network, redirecting resources to data centers and high-performance computing (HPC), indicating a sector shift beyond crypto creation.
Thieves in the US have adopted aggressive new tactics—including intentional car crashes to disable private security escorts—to steal millions of dollars in valuable hardware destined for AI data centers.
Candidates across the US political spectrum are using public backlash against AI data centers to fuel their campaigns, calling for construction moratoriums and federal guardrails amid concerns over energy costs, noise, and pollution.
Confrontés à une cascade d'annulations en Gironde après les incendies et les fermetures d'établissements, les professionnels du tourisme tentent de rassurer pour faire revenir les vacanciers dans le Sud-Ouest.
SpaceX plans to build natural gas power plants to power its upcoming Terafab semiconductor factory in Grimes County, Texas, relying on fossil fuels rather than solar power.
Fossil fuel companies Williams and Chevron are expanding their natural gas infrastructure to power energy-intensive AI data centers, creating a lucrative new market while raising significant climate and emissions concerns.
Pour financer ses centres de données, la start-up Anthropic s'appuie sur Google à travers un montage financier estimé à 200 milliards de dollars, incluant un campus texan et des garanties bancaires.
At least 37 people have been arrested this year during protests over AI data centers amid resident concerns regarding electricity demand, water use, and transparency. The local disputes are increasingly developing into a national political movement.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that all new data center projects must be audited by the PUCT and ERCOT as interconnection requests surge, threatening to overwhelm the state's power grid.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a moratorium on new power grid connections for data centers, ordering audits on grid impact, water usage, and community effects amid unprecedented demand driven by the AI boom.
SpaceX spent $295 million on Tesla Megapacks in the second quarter and $329 million this year, according to earnings reports, as the industrial batteries are deployed for xAI data centers following their corporate merger.
Reporter trails Joe Allen, an anti-tech prophet linked to Steve Bannon, as he rallies a bipartisan coalition of environmentalists and populists against AI and data centers in Georgia.
Bitcoin miners in Texas with pre-approved electric capacity are unlikely to be affected by Governor Abbott's moratorium on new data center connections, according to Bernstein analysts, who note that approved projects gain value amid increased regulatory scrutiny.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI data center boom will create six‑figure jobs for electricians, plumbers and construction workers, citing $7 trillion global spend and US labor shortages.
