CNN

Elon Musk’s bold new plan to put AI in orbit isn’t as crazy as it sounds

Elon Musk believes the best way to solve the difficulties of building AI data centers on earth is to move them into outer space. His merger this week of his rocket company SpaceX with his artificial ...
The Verge

SpaceX wants to put 1 million solar-powered data centers into orbit

The company claims it’s a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to land-based centers. The company claims it’s a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to land-based ...
BGR

'Window Into The Dark Universe': NASA Finds New Type Of Astronomical Object

Cloud-9 was first discovered about three years ago by a telescope located in Guizhou, China. However, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) wasn't able to exactly identify it for ...
Los Angeles Times

Big Tech’s fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Big Tech’s aggressive expansion of data centers for AI is hitting a wall as communities organize campaigns ...
The New York Times

Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers

Some tech leaders are concerned that the artificial intelligence race will exhaust available land and energy. The solution might lie in orbit. Credit...Soña Lee Supported by By Eli Tan and Ryan Mac ...
The Hill

Virginia’s ‘data center alley’ gives glimpse into America’s AI future

As data centers hurtle to the forefront of the national debate over AI and energy costs, northern Virginia offers a preview of the political fights that will play out in communities across the country ...
New Scientist

Putting data centres in space isn't going to happen any time soon

Could AI’s insatiable thirst for colossal data centres be fixed by launching them into space? Tech companies are eyeing low Earth orbit as a potential solution, but researchers say it’s unlikely in ...
Space.com

Data centers in space: Will 2027 really be the year AI goes to orbit?

Assuming Google does manage to launch a prototype in 2027, will it simply be a high-stakes technical experiment – or the dawning of a new era? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...
Reuters

Drax plans to turn coal-era power station into data centre by 2027

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Drax Group (DRX.L), opens new tab said on Thursday it could convert part of its power station in Yorkshire, northern England, into a data centre as soon as 2027, using land, ...
TechCrunch

Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers

Aircraft startup Boom Supersonic said Tuesday it will start selling a version of its turbine engine as a stationary power plant, and that its first customer will be data center startup Crusoe. Crusoe ...
NBC4 Columbus

Demand for water rises as data centers move into central Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency released a report finding that the demand for water is skyrocketing. The report cited competing needs between industrial centers and ...