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Supermicro lifts its Q1 revenue estimate to as much as $19.5B on AI platform demand
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Supermicro lifts its Q1 revenue estimate to as much as $19.5B on AI platform demand

The preliminary update puts the quarter $4 billion above the top of the company's own August guidance, with gross margin running above plan too.

Jaeden Schafer3 min read
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Security

New Jersey fines DataOne $1.1M over 62 unpermitted gas generators at AI data center

Drone footage exposed generators running 50 times above state permit limits at the Vineland site powering Microsoft Copilot workloads.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Analysis

Nvidia's Jensen Huang says AI needs fossil fuels now to save the planet later

The Nvidia CEO told Ezra Klein that AI's climate cost is like surgery — pain now, healing later. Health researchers dispute the framing.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
California forces data centers to disclose water and power use under new laws
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California forces data centers to disclose water and power use under new laws

Governor Gavin Newsom signed seven bills Monday requiring monthly energy reporting and separate utility rates for AI data centers starting next year.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Virginia's Spanberger signs Executive Order 22 curbing data centers, launches AI task force
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Virginia's Spanberger signs Executive Order 22 curbing data centers, launches AI task force

The order bans NDAs on data center projects, tightens noise rules, and creates a state AI task force to weigh workforce and privacy risks.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
AI data center buildout could generate 617M tons of e-waste by 2050
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AI data center buildout could generate 617M tons of e-waste by 2050

A new Basel Action Network report says prior AI e-waste estimates missed 87% of data center infrastructure, dramatically expanding the trash forecast.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Business

Nvidia, Google and Emerald AI launch alliance for grid-flexible AI data centers

The AI Energy Management Alliance debuts with 18 members including Anthropic, National Grid, AES and NRG to speed AI power interconnections.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Philadelphia activists push data center moratorium as AI buildout hits scarred cities
Business

Philadelphia activists push data center moratorium as AI buildout hits scarred cities

Grays Ferry residents who lived next to the East Coast's largest oil refinery are organizing against two proposed AI data center sites.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Business

Lake Mariner's $3.2B AI data center exposes an accountability gap

A fire at TeraWulf's Somerset site revealed dry hydrants and no clear owner among TeraWulf, Fluidstack, Google, and Anthropic.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
TCS unit to spend up to $7.4B on AI data center campus in India
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TCS unit to spend up to $7.4B on AI data center campus in India

Tata Consultancy Services' infrastructure arm is placing one of India's largest bets yet on domestic AI compute capacity.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
India's Yotta targets $1.5B IPO in early 2027 as AI data center demand surges
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India's Yotta targets $1.5B IPO in early 2027 as AI data center demand surges

The Hiranandani-backed operator is preparing a January–March 2027 listing to fund capacity expansion for AI workloads.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
New York Governor Kathy Hochul pushes tighter AI and data center rules
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul pushes tighter AI and data center rules

Hochul signed a one-year data center moratorium in July and wants AI regulation aimed at kids under 18 — while claiming the tech-jobs crown from California.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Careers

Meta tests robots that swap cables and reset servers in its data centers

Watney, Kinova, and ABB robots are running trials in Altoona and Ohio, with one bot targeting up to 80% of a technician's workload.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Business

Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth next year as AI spend keeps climbing

Jensen Huang's company tells investors the AI capex cycle has years left, guiding to 70% top-line growth into next year.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Nvidia posts $96.2B quarter, guides to $108B as data center doubles
Business

Nvidia posts $96.2B quarter, guides to $108B as data center doubles

Data center revenue hit $89B, profits doubled to $59.7B, and Nvidia is now one quarter away from joining the $100B-per-quarter club.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
More than 15 candidates sign AI Pact vowing to regulate data centers
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More than 15 candidates sign AI Pact vowing to regulate data centers

The five-plank pledge asks candidates to back mandatory model safety reviews and end tax breaks for data center construction.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
nVent Electric to buy Maverick Power for $1.75B to expand data center lineup
Business

nVent Electric to buy Maverick Power for $1.75B to expand data center lineup

The electrical connection and protection supplier is doubling down on AI data center infrastructure with its largest deal to date.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Ulanqab emerges as China's biggest AI data center hub with 12.5GW pledged
Business

Ulanqab emerges as China's biggest AI data center hub with 12.5GW pledged

DeepSeek, ByteDance and Alibaba are among the Chinese firms racing to build in the Inner Mongolian city, dwarfing OpenAI's 10GW Stargate footprint.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Business

Data centers turn to recycled water as Loudoun burns 260M gallons daily

A Liquid Death spoof about cooling servers with urine hides a real shift: recycled water now handles 43% of Loudoun County's data center load.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
TerraPower's molten-salt reactor pitches AI data centers on stored heat
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TerraPower's molten-salt reactor pitches AI data centers on stored heat

The Bill Gates-founded startup will announce its first data center customer this year, betting a 345-MW reactor with thermal storage beats rivals on load-following.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Business

Nvidia weighs $3B investment in SB Energy to power OpenAI data centers

The chipmaker is moving down the stack into power generation as OpenAI's compute buildout outpaces available grid capacity.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Business

Nvidia, Google, and Microsoft push 800 VDC power standard for AI factories

An OCP-backed direct-current architecture aims to unblock rack density as Wood Mackenzie projects $9 trillion in AI infrastructure spend through 2040.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Business

OpenAI writes Governor Abbott pledging responsible AI infrastructure in Texas

The letter positions OpenAI alongside Texas as the state courts data center buildouts and hyperscaler investment.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Amazon's Texas data center power plant permitted for 33M tons of CO2
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Amazon's Texas data center power plant permitted for 33M tons of CO2

GW Ranch, a 7.65-gigawatt gas plant in Pecos County built to feed one Amazon site, holds a permit exceeding the largest US coal plant.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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