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GM joins race to build batteries for AI data centers and the grid (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-09 | by Tim De Chant | get Tesla Powerwall → | tags: batteries, battery, energy

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Most new U.S. AI data centers are being built in drought zones — two-thirds of 809 planned projects set for areas with water shortages (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-08 | by Luke James | get Water-Efficient Data Center Cooling → | tags: center, cooling, data center

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Corning shares jump 4% after company strikes deal to power Amazon AI data centers in U.S. (cnbc.com)

2026-06-08 | by Katie Tarasov | get Corning Gorilla Glass → | tags: amazon, carolina, centers

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Corning shares jump 4% after striking deal to power Amazon AI data centers in U.S. (cnbc.com)

2026-06-08 | by Katie Tarasov | get Corning Gorilla Glass → | tags: amazon, carolina, centers

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Corning shares jump 9% after striking deal to power Amazon AI data centers in U.S. (cnbc.com)

2026-06-08 | by Katie Tarasov | get Corning Gorilla Glass → | tags: amazon, carolina, centers

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AirTrunk commits $30B to build 5GW of AI data centers in India (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-05 | by Jagmeet Singh | get AI Data Center Building Kit → | tags: airtrunk, capacity, center

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Industry coalition urges Trump administration to take urgent action as AI data centers' extreme memory consumption threatens other industries — AI-driven memory chip shortage could raise prices in automotive, medical, telecommunications sectors (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-05 | by Etiido Uko | get High-Performance Memory Module → | tags: administration, capacity, memory

158.

Voters just did something no U.S. city has ever done to stop AI data centers (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-05 | get AI Data Center Cooling System → | tags: angeles, area, ballot

159.

The New Razr Ultra Is the Best Flip Phone I've Tested, but You Shouldn't Buy It (cnet.com)

2026-06-04 | by See Full Bio | get Motorola Razr Ultra Flip Phone → | tags: motorola, razr ultra, foldable phone

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Microsoft CEO says new AI data centers use as little water annually as a restaurant — closed-loop cooling system aims to slash consumption from millions of gallons as AI infrastructure faces mounting environmental scrutiny (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-04 | by Etiido Uko | get Microsoft Azure Water Cooling Kit → | tags: centers, cooling, data centers

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PC shipments could drop 20% by year's end as AI datacenters consume 70% of high-end DRAM (techspot.com)

2026-06-04 | get High-Performance DDR4 RAM → | tags: ai data, centers, centers read

162.

Amazon engineers in Seattle slam employer for building AI data centers while laying off 30,000 staffers (cnbc.com)

2026-06-04 | by Annie Palmer | get Amazon Web Services T-Shirt → | tags: amazon, aws, ai data centers

163.

As Microsoft Takes the Stage, Protestors Take to the Street (cnet.com)

2026-06-03 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: microsoft, ai data centers, satya nadella

164.

As Microsoft Takes the Stage, Protesters Take to the Street (cnet.com)

2026-06-03 | by See Full Bio | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: microsoft, ai data centers, satya nadella

165.

If AI Data Centers Are So Great, Why Are They Being Built in Secret? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-03 | by Erin Brockovich | get AI Data Center Security Kit → | tags: ai data centers, brockovichdatacenter, community concerns

166.

GoPro warned it may not survive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | by Ana Maria Constantin | get GoPro HERO11 Black → | tags: gopro, memory prices, dram

167.

SoftBank to spend up to $87 billion on French AI data centers — country offers ample nuclear grid that US sites lack (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-31 | by Luke James | get Nuclear Power Plant Model → | tags: softbank, ai data centers, edf

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Leaks reveal US authorities concerned about the rise of ‘anti-tech extremists’ as AI data center issues become increasingly contentious — critics say this could lead to surveillance, criminalization of peaceful opposition (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-28 | by Jowi Morales | get AI Privacy & Security Kit → | tags: anti-tech extremists, ai data centers, homeland security

169.

The Download: climate tech goes public and the AI Hype Index returns (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-28 | by Thomas Macaulay | get AI Hype Index Book → | tags: ai safety law, google insider trading, tiktok custom cpus

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This map tracks 4,000 AI data centers being built—and reveals where the biggest boom is (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-28 | get AI Data Center Map Poster → | tags: erin brockovich, ai data centers, texas

171.

Elizabeth Warren wants to tax AI data centers as power bills climb (techspot.com)

2026-05-28 | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: elizabeth warren, ai data centers, time magazine

172.

Erin Brockovich starts tracking AI data centers, calls on affected communities to submit issues — website shows more than 2,700 reports from across the US raising various concerns (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-27 | by Jowi Morales | get AI Data Center Monitoring Kit → | tags: pge, ai data centers, erin brockovich

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Erin Brockovich launches a crowdsourced AI data center map (engadget.com)

2026-05-27 | by Mariella Moon | get AI Data Center Map Guide → | tags: erin brockovich, ai data centers, msb global

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SK hynix unveils 'iHBM' thermal architecture that cools AI memory at the source — integrated cooling elements inside HBM interface cut thermal resistance by 30%, target next-gen HBM5 accelerators and dense AI data centers (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-26 | by Etiido Uko | get SK hynix iHBM Cooling Kit → | tags: sk hynix, ihbm, hbm5

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Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-23 | by Tim De Chant | get Deep Fission Reactor Kit → | tags: deep fission, nasdaq, nuclear reactors

176.

AI data centers are making cities warmer. Researchers calculated the exact impact (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-22 | get Smart Cooling Data Center → | tags: data centers, arizona state university, artificial intelligence

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SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Nearly $3 Billion Investment in Gas Turbines for AI Data Centers (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-21 | get AI Data Center Gas Turbines → | tags: spacex, ipo, gas turbines

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SpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers (wired.com)

2026-05-20 | by Paresh Dave | get Industrial Gas Turbine Model → | tags: spacex, gas turbines, ai data centers

179.

Meta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Layoffs (wired.com)

2026-05-19 | by Paresh Dave | get Meta Employee Wellness Kit → | tags: meta, mark zuckerberg, ai data centers

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Solar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in business (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-19 | by Tim De Chant | get Solar Power Bank → | tags: solar, bloombergnef, data centers