Samsung’s $1 Billion Helix Deal Faces a Delivery Test
Marcus Chen-Ramirez2 weeks ago
AI data centers
12 stories tagged AI data centers.
AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirez2 weeks ago
Samsung’s $1 Billion Helix Deal Faces a Delivery Test
Samsung and five affiliates plan to invest $1 billion in Helix. Their proposed roles span chips, construction and batteries, but delivery still depends on sites and power.
Oracle’s Project Jupiter Notice Shifts AI Delay Risk
Jin Seo2 weeks ago
AI. Jin Seo2 weeks ago
Oracle’s Project Jupiter Notice Shifts AI Delay Risk
Oracle’s Project Jupiter notice shows how pipeline delays, local opposition and strained credit markets collide across the costly AI buildout.
AI Data Center Expansion Confronts Political Backlash
Marcus Chen-Ramirez4 weeks ago
AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirez4 weeks ago
AI Data Center Expansion Confronts Political Backlash
A new poll finds 61% of likely voters oppose AI data centers, exposing political risks around power, water, permits, tax breaks and local community trust.
AI Agents Could Use 100x More Energy Than Chatbots. Here's Why
Yuki Okonkwo4 weeks ago
AI. Yuki Okonkwo4 weeks ago
AI Agents Could Use 100x More Energy Than Chatbots. Here's Why
Agentic AI runs one request through many model calls, searches and retries. New research says the energy cost can be over 100 times a chatbot query's.
Micron's AI Memory Boom Faces an Old Cycle Question
Jonathan Park1 month ago
AI. Jonathan Park1 month ago
Micron's AI Memory Boom Faces an Old Cycle Question
Micron's memory rally runs on AI data center demand and tight supply. Here is what would have to hold for the good times to last, and what to watch.
Google's €13 Billion Finland Bet: What It Buys and What It Risks
Raj Mehta1 month ago
AI. Raj Mehta1 month ago
Google's €13 Billion Finland Bet: What It Buys and What It Risks
Google plans its largest European investment ever: €13 billion in Finnish AI data centers. What Finland gains, what it pays, and how to judge the deal.
AI Data Centers Are Pushing Up Memory Chip Prices
Dorothy "Dot" Williams1 month ago
AI. Dorothy "Dot" Williams1 month ago
AI Data Centers Are Pushing Up Memory Chip Prices
AI data centers are redirecting chip production away from consumer electronics, driving up prices for laptops, cameras, gaming consoles, and professional storage gear.
Chinese Bots Targeted AI Data Centers. Real People Did Too.
Zara Chen2 months ago
AI. Zara Chen2 months ago
Chinese Bots Targeted AI Data Centers. Real People Did Too.
X found 200 Chinese bot accounts targeting AI data center debates. OpenAI and Republicans ran with it. Wired and others say the outrage was already real.
AI Data Centers Are Fueling a U.S. Gas Power Surge
Tyler Nakamura2 months ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura2 months ago
AI Data Centers Are Fueling a U.S. Gas Power Surge
AI data centers are driving a massive U.S. gas power build-out. BloombergNEF tracks 99 plants that could raise power-sector emissions 20%. Here's what that means.
Solid State Transformers and the AI Data Center Test
Mike Sullivan2 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan2 months ago
Solid State Transformers and the AI Data Center Test
The solid state transformer has been "almost ready" since 1968. AI data centers may finally give it a problem worth solving—or repeat the pattern.
AI Data Centers Are Fueling a Skilled Trades Hiring Boom
Zara Chen2 months ago
AI. Zara Chen2 months ago
AI Data Centers Are Fueling a Skilled Trades Hiring Boom
AI companies are recruiting electricians and carpenters by the thousands to build data centers. Here's what that means for workers, wages, and the AI boom itself.
Rural America's Revolt Against AI Data Centers
Marcus Chen-Ramirez4 months ago
AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirez4 months ago
Rural America's Revolt Against AI Data Centers
Bipartisan opposition to AI data centers is reshaping local politics across America. From Utah to Georgia, communities are fighting back over water, power, and broken promises.