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Oracle Reports Higher-Than-Expected Data Center Spending
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It’s official: More money is now spent building data centers than the government spends on transportation
A notable milestone was quietly reached in the April construction-spending report released by the Census Bureau on Monday: Construction spending on data centers overtook public spending on transportation.
5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole
5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Every internet search, streamed video and AI-generated response depends on a data center somewhere. Driven by rapid growth in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cryptocurrency, data centers have become the backbone of the modern digital economy. But though their key role is in enabling virtual and remote experiences, data centers are physical...
Data centers are booming. Here’s how they’re endangering communities across the US
Data centers are booming. Here’s how they’re endangering communities across the US The United States hosts more than 4,000 data centers – more than any other country - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Every internet search, streamed video and AI-generated response depends on a data center somewhere.
Why Thermodynamics Rules Future Orbital Data Centers
Why Orbital Data Centers Are Harder Than Silicon Valley Thinks Shedding heat will require ingenious new designs “Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared at the Nvidia GTC conference in March. Indeed, the idea of data centers in orbit has gone from science fiction to a serious spending category. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired xAI (also Musk’s) and is planning a constellation of space-based data centers.
Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents
Just when you thought the AI data center boom couldn’t get any crazier, Meta has gone and built data centers in tents. The strategy appears to borrow in equal parts from Tesla and xAI. In a bid to cut construction time in half, Meta has built six tents — or “rapid deployment structures” as the company describes them — outside of New Albany, Ohio, according to Michael Thomas, founder of Cleanview, which tracks data center deployments.
Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meeting to Demand Limits on Data Centers
Two Amazon employees on Wednesday publicly called for regulations on new data centers, telling elected officials in Seattle that unchecked development of the sharply disputed nerve centers of AI threatens the region’s environment, economy, and safety. “Local governments, in collaboration with community stakeholders, should be setting the terms for data center buildout,” Amazon senior software engineer Liesl Wigand said at a city hearing. “Let’s not let big tech burn Seattle to win the AI race.”