Datacenters are driving unprecedented growth in US clean energy, boosting wind and solar, but also leading utilities to build fossil-fuel plants and delay renewable transitions. Tech companies are investing heavily in self-generation due to grid connection delays.
Google planerar att köpa Torsboda Industrial Park i Sundsvall för att bygga ett datacenter för AI-tjänster. Satsningen väntas skapa minst 500 jobb och använda överskottsvärme för produktion. Affären kräver godkännande i kommunfullmäktige.
Techjätten Google planerar att köpa Torsboda Industrial Park i Sundsvall för att bygga ett nytt datacenter för AI-tjänster. Satsningen väntas skapa minst 500 jobb och använda överskottsvärme för livsmedelsproduktion. Affären kräver godkännande i kommunfullmäktige och flera tillstånd.
A controversial datacenter proposal on the site of a former asylum in East Vincent, Pennsylvania, faces strong local opposition due to environmental and health concerns. The project has ignited a political debate involving the governor, state lawmakers, and gubernatorial candidates over AI infrastructure growth.
Seattle has enacted a one-year ban on new data center construction, citing environmental concerns and rising electricity costs. The moratorium aims to allow for regulation development and assess data centers' use of urban land.
Donald Trump's administration prioritizes AI growth over regulation, evidenced by executive orders and discussions of government stakes in AI firms. Meanwhile, Anthropic advocates for a pause in AI development while pursuing an IPO, raising questions about its safety-first posture.
Seattle is poised to pass a one-year moratorium on new datacenter construction, citing concerns over rising utility costs and environmental hazards. The move, supported by activists and tech workers, aims to regulate the AI industry's massive facilities and could set a precedent for other cities.
Seattle is poised to pass a year-long ban on new datacenters, a move driven by concerns over rising utility costs, environmental hazards, and the AI industry's massive energy demands. The city council is expected to approve the moratorium, which activists hope will set a precedent for other jurisdictions.
Monterey Park, California, became the first US city to vote on a permanent datacenter ban via ballot initiative. Early results show strong support, with 86.3% of votes favoring the prohibition, driven by resident concerns over environmental impact and utility costs.
En ny FN-studie visar att AI-teknikens resurskrav är enorma. Datacenter kan 2030 förbruka 3% av världens el och 9,3 biljoner liter vatten, med AI-beräkningar som står för 40% av elförbrukningen. Sverige lyfts fram som förebild för fossilfri el men har ett stort vattenavtryck.
Australia's Q1 GDP grew 0.3%, driven by datacentre investment in machinery and equipment. This surge raises climate concerns, as datacentres are projected to significantly increase electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, potentially derailing climate goals.
Google's new investment in Horndal is expected to create thousands of jobs during construction and around 100 permanent positions by 2028. While welcomed, the project raises concerns about increased heavy traffic through the area, particularly during the building phase.
Google alustab uut andmekeskuse ehitust, mis loob tuhandeid töökohti ja umbes 100 alalist töökohta. Ettevõte käivitab ka 54 miljoni krooni suuruse fondi kohalike jätkusuutlikkuse ja kasvuprojektide toetamiseks. Varasem kriitika ehitusprotsessi, liikluse ja veekasutuse üle on lahendatud.
Google har köpt mark i Horndal, Sverige, och påbörjat markarbete för sitt första datacenter i landet. Företaget har redan anläggningar i Finland och bygger en i Norge. Etableringen förväntas skapa många jobb.
Russia's installed datacenter capacity is projected to increase 2.4-fold to 4.3 GW by 2030, up from the current 1.8 GW, with annual power consumption rising by 18%. Moscow and its region dominate, but other regions are identified as promising. Major investors like Sberbank and Yandex will drive demand.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated that datacenters' power consumption could double by 2030, reaching 110 GW and accounting for 3% of global energy use, comparable to metallurgy and agriculture. He emphasized the need for energy system development to support AI and called for specific regulations to prevent grid overloads and ensure affordability.
A relação entre Lula e Alcolumbre se deteriorou após a rejeição de uma indicação para o STF e a derrubada de vetos presidenciais pelo Congresso. Várias PECs e projetos importantes para o governo aguardam a decisão de Alcolumbre no Senado.
Russia's datacenter and mining capacity connected to the energy system reached 4.2 GW as of April, with a forecasted increase in power consumption share to 2.4% and potential total consumption of 15.3 GW over the next five years.
Nvidia exceeded Q1 2026 revenue and EPS expectations, reporting $81.62bn and $1.87/share respectively. The AI chip giant's datacenter business saw 92% YoY growth to $75.2bn, driven by the global AI infrastructure buildout.
The AI boom is causing datacenters to expand rapidly, leading to increased utility costs, pollution, and resource diversion. Concerns are rising about their impact on communities and the potential for datacenters to gain legal personhood, mirroring corporate rights expansion in the US.
A proposed AI datacenter in Utah, spanning over 40,000 acres and requiring 9GW of power, faces public backlash due to concerns over energy use, water consumption, and impact on the Great Salt Lake ecosystem.
Coinbase experienced a service disruption due to a room overheating in an AWS datacenter, causing multiple chillers to fail. While most of Coinbase's systems remained redundant, its centralized exchange was affected. CEO Brian Armstrong stated the company will re-evaluate trade-offs to reduce outage duration in the future.
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says the CopyFail bug is being actively used in hacking campaigns, and poses a major risk to servers and datacenters that rely on Linux.
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says the CopyFail bug is being actively used in hacking campaigns, and poses a major risk to servers and datacenters that rely on Linux.
