A startup called Starcloud has successfully trained an AI model on a satellite in orbit. This is a proof-of-concept for building massive, solar-powered data centers in space to bypass Earth’s energy and environmental constraints.
The head of a major U.S. utility says the “warning lights are on” for the nation’s electricity grid as AI data centers and electrification cause a historic demand surge. With prices already up 30% since 2021 and projected to keep climbing, the call is for massive, immediate investment in all power s
A major coalition of environmental organizations is demanding Congress halt all new data center projects in the US. They blame the AI and crypto booms for unsustainable resource consumption and rising utility costs. The call faces steep political odds despite local protest successes.
Google and NextEra Energy are launching a massive partnership to build self-contained data center campuses with dedicated power. They plan to launch an AI-powered grid management product by mid-2026. It’s a direct response to AI’s exploding energy demands.
Meta just inked a colossal 2.5 gigawatt clean energy deal with NextEra Energy. It’s a huge bet on solar and battery storage to power its data centers, but the timeline and grid realities are the real story.
NextEra Energy, the largest U.S. renewable developer, is making a massive bet on powering the AI boom. The company announced a plan to build 15 gigawatts of new generation for data center hubs by 2035, calling the target “fairly conservative.”
A sourcing expert and a NASA lead make the case that space-based data centers are an economic, not just technical, problem. They argue that solar power, radiative cooling, and smart procurement could make orbital platforms viable within 10-15 years. But significant hurdles around latency, regulation
The UK government is planning a series of whole-government tech deals, starting with cloud services, following its £9 billion agreement with Microsoft. Officials admit past approaches led to vendor lock-in and poor negotiating power, and are now trying to use centralized buying power to drive down p
Cloudflare, which powers about 20% of all websites, suffered a significant outage early Friday. The issue, caused by a system update, was fixed within 25 minutes but impacted major services like LinkedIn and Zoom. This marks the company’s second major outage in recent weeks.
The death of the beloved read-it-later app Pocket left a void. According to XDA-Developers, the unexpected hero for many wasn’t another bookmark manager, but Google’s AI tool, NotebookLM. Its limitations, like a 50-source cap, actually solved a core behavioral problem with digital hoarding.
