OpenAI’s AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B
OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden’s GDP on infrastructure through 2030.
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Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035
New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.
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New York State halts construction of all new data centers
New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov. Kathy Hochul argues the AI-driven building boom shouldn’t come at the expense of higher electricity costs, water supplies, or local control.
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Trump administration threatens 92 GW of new electricity supply with red tape
The Trump administration’s moves threaten $121 billion in new solar and wind power, two energy sources that are the biggest contributors to new capacity in the U.S.
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FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh
Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.
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Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem
Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI’s biggest water use — fossil fuel power plants.
AI data centers just got a government-mandated fast lane to the grid
FERC told grid operators to give data centers a fast lane for interconnections, but it failed to address electricity supply shortages.
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DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’
The Justice department says the Pentagon needs xAI to keep using its unpermitted gas turbines.
AirTrunk commits $30B to build 5GW of AI data centers in India
The Australian data center operator plans to set up 5GW of capacity in India.
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Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents
Meta may have one found one way to slash its massive data center bill: tents.
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