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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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Google's $15B India data center project faces water and wildlife pushback

The Visakhapatnam build is Google's largest AI infrastructure bet in India, and local objections are mounting before construction begins.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
AMD data center revenue doubles to $6.7B as AI demand overtakes gaming
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AMD data center revenue doubles to $6.7B as AI demand overtakes gaming

The Data Center segment now accounts for 58% of AMD's business, while gaming revenue slid 31% to $779M year-over-year.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Texas orders grid audit for new data centers as connection requests hit 474 GW
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Texas orders grid audit for new data centers as connection requests hit 474 GW

Governor Greg Abbott directs ERCOT and PUCT to vet water use, incentives, and grid load before approving new AI-era facilities.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Runware ships Sonic Inference Pod, a modular AI data center in a box
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Runware ships Sonic Inference Pod, a modular AI data center in a box

The startup has 10 pods running across three continents and 160 power sites lined up, betting distributed compute beats hyperscaler megaprojects.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
PJM will cut power to data centers during shortages starting June 2027
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PJM will cut power to data centers during shortages starting June 2027

The largest US grid operator will curtail supply to 50MW-plus data centers as capacity auctions fall short and prices double.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
3 gigawatts of data centers dropped off the PJM grid in 30 seconds
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3 gigawatts of data centers dropped off the PJM grid in 30 seconds

A single downed power line near DC triggered a cascade that took 11 minutes to stabilize, twice the scale of a 2024 event.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
EPA weighs rule that would cut public input on data center pollution permits
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EPA weighs rule that would cut public input on data center pollution permits

The proposed rollback hands states full control over minor-source permitting notice — a process AI operators like xAI and Meta already use for behind-the-meter gas plants.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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OpenAI unveils Project Camellia data center in Effingham County, Georgia

The company is pledging local jobs, community investment, and Codex access as it expands its US data center footprint into rural Georgia.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
NextEra, Duke, and 200 utilities sign Trump's AI electricity pledge
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NextEra, Duke, and 200 utilities sign Trump's AI electricity pledge

Signatories now cover 80% of US power delivery, but the voluntary pledge carries no penalties and states set the rates.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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