Data center articles
Data centers are now the fastest-growing part of US construction
Amazon, Google, and Oracle continue to bankroll enormous projects despite inflation and tariffs
EPA shuts down xAI's off-grid turbine loophole at Colossus data center in Memphis
EPA says gas turbines must meet federal clean air rules
Why the future of data centers might be smaller than you think
From spaceborne servers to backyard sheds, computing infrastructure is scaling down in surprising ways
Apple plans to mass-produce its first AI server chips in 2026
Cupertino is bringing its silicon playbook to the cloud
Trump says tech giants, not consumers, must pay higher electricity costs tied to AI data centers
Microsoft could respond later today as pressure over AI data centers grows
Big Tech's AI boom is reviving America's nuclear power debate
Federal money and deregulation are accelerating nuclear restarts
A new map reveals the true scale of America's AI data center boom
Researchers are using open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, and local permits to map facilities
Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin early, signaling a faster AI hardware cycle
The six-chip Vera Rubin system claims up to 5× training compute and a 10× reduction in inference costs.
Looking ahead: Nvidia kicked off the year with an unusual move: unveiling its next-generation AI computing architecture months ahead of schedule. At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, CEO Jensen Huang used his keynote to introduce the company's Vera Rubin server systems – a clear signal that Nvidia intends to press its advantage as demand for ever-larger AI models accelerates.
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
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