AI data centers are turning to jet engines and diesel because the grid can't keep up
Powering AI is getting louder, dirtier, and more complicated
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AI data centers may run on nuclear reactors from retired Navy aircraft carriers and submarines
The concept repurposes Cold War-era technology for modern computing needs
Senators probe whether AI data centers are driving up electricity costs
Warren, Van Hollen, and Blumenthal question whether tech companies are shifting grid costs to local communities
Bernie Sanders calls for a pause on new AI data centers in the US
The senator says AI gains favor billionaires, not workers
This 5D "memory crystal" glass storage could preserve data for 13.8 billion years
For archives designed to survive on cosmic timescales
Nvidia's new monitoring software shows where AI GPUs are running worldwide
The software can track physical GPU location and behavior, but offers no kill switch
Over 230 environmental groups across the US are asking Congress to halt AI data-center expansion
Big Tech's $8 trillion data center expansion is running into its biggest obstacle yet: people
AMD and IBM's CEO doesn't see an AI bubble, just $8 trillion in data centers
Lisa Su shrugs off the bubble talk while signing a deal with OpenAI
Editor's take: Normal people are now shelling out hundreds of dollars for modest RAM upgrades, while the companies powering the AI boom are looking forward to even more market hysteria. And despite record spending, spiraling hardware costs, and mounting skepticism from analysts, the CEOs of IBM and AMD insist there is no AI bubble – or at least not one that threatens their business.
After nearly 30 years, Micron is shutting down Crucial and leaving the consumer RAM market
The memory goes to AI now, not your gaming rig
Sundar Pichai says Google will deploy solar-powered data centers in space by 2027
Could be cheaper than running power-hungry data centers on Earth
Amazon is building AI "factories" to run Trainium and GPU racks inside customer data centers
AWS wants to help companies train models on their own data
Oracle's credit risk is spiking as Wall Street asks how it's going to pay for all that AI
Oracle debt becomes a pressure point in AI spending race
Amazon data center linked to rare cancers and miscarriages in Oregon, report warns
Echoes of Flint as Oregon nitrate crisis worsens
Alibaba and ByteDance are moving AI training offshore to bypass China chip bans
Nvidia-powered data centers in Singapore and Malaysia now fuel China's top AI models
AMD quietly debuts new Radeon Pro W7900D and lists two unannounced AI GPUs
New workstation models are exclusive to China
Seagate says its next-gen HAMR tech could push HDDs to 10TB per platter
Data density has already reached 6.9TB per platter, and can theoretically go even higher
Amazon is building a massive $50 billion AI cloud for the US government
The new infrastructure will exclusively serve the needs of thousands of federal agencies
Nvidia's $57 billion quarter shows the AI boom isn't slowing down, for now
As chip shortages persist and AI partnership investments deepen, Nvidia forecasts robust growth
System builders are panic-buying memory, and it could spark a chip shortage through 2027
The AI boom is triggering a global DRAM crunch, and consumers are about to feel it
This couple heats their home using a garden shed data center filled with Raspberry Pi boards – saving a fortune
Their energy bills went from $492 to $52
AI Is Eating All the DRAM. DDR5 Prices Just Doubled. GPUs Could Be Next.
Rising DRAM prices are shaking up PC gaming, pushing DDR5 costs higher and threatening GPU pricing next. Here's what this surge means, and whether you should buy a graphics card before prices climb.
Data centers are now hoarding SSDs as hard drive supplies dry up
Enterprise HDDs are now backordered, shift to QLC SSDs trigger fears of imminent price hikes
The microchip era may be ending – and wafer-scale systems could be what comes next
Physicists and engineers confront the technical constraints of today's most advanced processors
AMD's Lisa Su confirms 2026 arrival of 2nm Venice Epyc CPUs and Instinct MI400 accelerators
Next-gen server chips promise major performance gains and wider scalability for data center workloads
China bans Nvidia, AMD, and Intel AI chips from state-funded data centers
China steps up its drive for tech self-reliance