Dev
Nscale UK Data Center Slips to 2030s on Grid Delays as Microsoft Pulls Out
Nscale's Essex data center slips to the 2030s on grid delays. Microsoft, its only customer, pulls out, raising AI infrastructure and payback concerns.
Tags: data centers
AI
First AI Election Tests Democracy Amid Rise and Fall of Artificial State
Harvard's Lepore warns of first AI election in new book on artificial state as automated control of speech.
AI
61% of U.S. Voters Oppose AI Data Center Construction
61% of U.S. voters oppose AI data center construction. Environment and community impacts are central, with neither party gaining an edge.
Internet Voices
Groundwater pumping to flip poles? Expert disputes minister’s claim
A Northern Territory government minister proposed pumping groundwater to stabilize Earth’s spin as part of a plan to attract data centers. A paleomagnetist explains why the idea is scientifically unsound.
AI
Musk Acquires Gas Turbine Company to Secure Power for AI Operations
Elon Musk has acquired mobile gas turbine manufacturer APR Energy to secure power for xAI's data centers, signaling a shift towards fossil fuel investment.
Internet Voices
AI Data Center Demand Causes U.S. Manufacturing Energy Costs to Skyrocket
Manufacturers in the U.S. Midwest face surging power costs due to the rapid growth of AI data centers, pressuring industries like steel and brickmaking, and casting a shadow over the Trump administration's "Made in America" initiative.
Gadgets
Qualcomm Introduces AI Accelerator "HBC" with Compute Units Under DRAM
Qualcomm unveils its new "High-Bandwidth Compute (HBC)" AI accelerator architecture for data centers, promising 768GB of memory and 133TB/s bandwidth.
AI
Debate Over Space Data Centers: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Expresses Skepticism
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son has expressed doubts about Elon Musk's proposed orbital data center concept. As demand for AI computation resources surges, discussions on the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of space infrastructure are intensifying.