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OpenAI plans to spend $750 billion on infrastructure by 2030, starting with a massive Georgia data centre
The company's first move is a 1,400-acre campus near Savannah that will draw enough electricity to power a small city, mostly from new natural gas plants.
Nearly 200 Companies Signed Trump's AI Electric Bill Pledge. It Has No Teeth.
Utility giants and data centre operators have joined a White House promise to protect consumers from higher electricity bills caused by AI. The pledge is voluntary, carries no penalties, and enforcement is largely out of federal hands.
AI Data Centers Will Devour a Fifth of All U.S. Electricity by 2035
A new BloombergNEF report puts the power demand from AI computing on a collision course with an already-strained American electrical grid. Here is what that means for your energy bill.
UK water industry says the country cannot supply enough water for its AI datacentre ambitions
Cooling a server farm drinks enormous amounts of water. Britain's water trade body says the government has not reckoned with that, and the AI growth plan has a fatal flaw baked in.
Applied Computing's AI Model Aims to Revolutionize Oil and Gas Operations
London startup Applied Computing secures $20 million to enhance energy facility operations with AI.
Australia's Prime Minister vows to protect artists from AI copyright theft and clamps down on data centres
Anthony Albanese has pledged that writers, musicians and artists will keep control of their work and get paid when AI companies use it. New rules will also govern where giant data centres can be built and how much power they consume.
New York halts all large data centre construction for one year
Governor Kathy Hochul has put a 12-month freeze on any new data centre bigger than 50 megawatts, making New York the first US state to take such a step. The pause will last until the state sets formal environmental and energy standards for the industry.
New York Hits Pause on New AI Data Centres for a Year
Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Tuesday making New York the first US state to block new large-scale data centres, the vast warehouse-like buildings packed with computers that power AI tools.
New York Freezes Big Data Centre Permits for Up to a Year Over Energy and Cost Fears
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the first statewide moratorium on large data centre construction in the US, pausing projects that would draw more than 50 megawatts of power while regulators write new rules.
Towns Are Fighting Back Against AI Data Centers, and They Are Winning Some
From a two-person protest in Ireland to 833 active opposition groups across America, the pushback against AI's power-hungry building boom has gone mainstream.