Nvidia posted record $68.1 billion Q4 revenue and $43B net income, driven by data center AI demand, and guided $78B revenue for the current quarter.
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Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin, a next-gen AI system promising 10x performance per watt, modular design, and liquid cooling to power future data centers.
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President Donald Trump will meet Big Tech leaders on March 4 to sign a “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” aimed at keeping AI data center power costs off households.
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The combination of rare earth materials and cryogenic temperatures could be the key to transforming power infrastructures in preparing for AI applications.
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Microsoft plans to invest $50 billion by 2030 to expand AI infrastructure, connectivity, and skills across the Global South, citing widening adoption gaps.
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The AI data center boom is reshaping economies while straining power grids, water supplies, and communities. Here’s the real cost behind AI’s rise.
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President Donald Trump pressures Microsoft and Big Tech to cover the costs of powering AI data centers as rising electricity bills spark consumer concerns.
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Rising AI demand is driving up DRAM prices, pushing smartphone costs higher and reducing supply as early as 2026, according to new Counterpoint research.
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Proximity to available power is now as crucial as closeness to a major metropolitan area in the siting of a new AI data center.
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70% of US households have seen their electricity costs rise over the past year, with many blaming the energy demands of AI.
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The allegations reveal the failure of physical export controls and open a new front in the battle to end black-market chip sales.
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A data center cooling failure at CME Group’s Chicago site froze global derivatives trading for hours, exposing vulnerabilities in financial infrastructure.
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The investment will boost AI capacity while raising questions about power and water demands.
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Google’s Project Suncatcher aims to power AI data centers from space using solar satellites — a bold new step in the future of computing and energy.
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OpenAI warns its AI boom could strain US labor, requiring tens of thousands of skilled tradespeople to build massive data centers and energy infrastructure.
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OpenAI urges the US to treat electricity generation as a national-security and competitiveness priority essential to sustaining America’s AI leadership.
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After petitions and meetings, Microsoft scrapped a 244-acre data center in Caledonia, citing community feedback, and may seek other sites in Southeast Wisconsin
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The wide-ranging deal includes DRAM, services, construction, and more customers for ChatGPT. The planned infrastructure could include floating data centers.
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Nvidia’s help could revitalize Intel and strengthen upcoming product lines.
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