The AI boom is driving unprecedented electricity consumption and prompting investments in nuclear, alternative cooling, and efficient data center designs.
The company, specialized in modular data centers powered by wasted natural gas, could triple its valuation to $30 billion. The funding round highlights the growing demand for AI compute and pushes toward distributed infrastructure, with potential imp...
Google's electricity consumption shot up 37% in 2025, the company's largest annual increase ever. The sustainability report points to AI data center buildout, Google Cloud, and YouTube. The surge highlights the tension between AI infrastructure deman...
Startup Valar Atomics and Nvidia begin testing a nuclear microreactor designed to power AI-dedicated data centers, aiming for a dedicated energy infrastructure to match ever-growing compute demands.
Elon Musk promises cheaper orbital data centers within three years, but the physics, cooling costs, and manufacturing bottlenecks tell a different story. What it means for those evaluating local compute infrastructure.
Henrico County, Virginia, asked public employees to save electricity as rates will rise 25%, costing an extra $5 million. Ironically, the county hosts 37 data centers with 17 more planned. This case highlights the hidden costs of digital infrastructu...
