AMD is following in Nvidia's footsteps by financially supporting Crusoe Energy Systems. According to DIGITIMES, AMD will provide a US$300 million loan to Crusoe.

This investment underscores the increasing importance of energy efficiency in the data center sector, especially in relation to the growing workloads related to artificial intelligence. Crusoe specializes in developing energy recovery solutions for data centers, converting otherwise wasted natural gas into usable energy.

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