New York has become the first U.S. state to impose a one-year moratorium on the construction of large new data centres, citing growing concerns over rising electricity costs, environmental impacts and pressure on local communities caused by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the executive order on Tuesday, saying […]
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Musk is pushing for AI data centers in space
WASHINGTON: A proposed merger between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and artificial intelligence firm xAI could accelerate Musk ambition to deploy AI data centres in space, as competition intensifies in the global race to dominate advanced artificial intelligence. Read More: Jeff Bezos Predicts Space-Based Data Centres Within Decades Space-based AI data centres remain an early-stage concept but are designed […]
xAI acquires third facility to expand AI computing power
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has acquired a third building as part of its efforts to significantly expand computing infrastructure and accelerate the training of advanced AI models, according to comments made by Musk on Tuesday. Read More: Elon Musk’s xAI Startup In a post on X, Musk said the company had purchased a third facility, […]
Thailand greenlights $3.1 billion in new data centre projects
BANGKOK – Thailand has approved four major data centre projects worth $3.1 billion, alongside new measures to accelerate previously approved investments, the Board of Investment (BOI) announced on Monday. The projects include an 84-megawatt data centre from Dubai’s DAMAC Digital valued at 26.7 billion baht, and a 200-megawatt hyperscale data centre from a local investor […]
Tech giants hit “energy wall” in race for AI dominance
In the global race for artificial intelligence supremacy, American tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta face an unexpected roadblock — electricity. As these companies pour billions into AI data centres and chip production, the availability of electric power has become the latest bottleneck threatening to slow their progress. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently […]