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  • Slashdot: Hyundai To Help Build Nuclear-Powered Datacenter In Texas

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/08/04/2218225/hyundai-to-help-build-nuclear-powered-datacenter-in-texas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hyundai To Help Build Nuclear-Powered Datacenter In Texas Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Fermi America is set to construct a massive AI datacenter complex in Amarillo, Texas, powered by nuclear energy, marking a significant development in the integration of AI and energy infrastructure. With an ambitious…

  • Slashdot: AI Boom Sparks Fight Over Soaring Power Costs

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/138232/ai-boom-sparks-fight-over-soaring-power-costs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Boom Sparks Fight Over Soaring Power Costs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the escalating electricity demands driven by AI data center construction in the U.S., highlighting tensions between tech companies and utility providers regarding the financial responsibilities for grid upgrades. This situation…

  • Slashdot: White House Unveils Action Plan To Accelerate AI Development

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/23/152244/white-house-unveils-action-plan-to-accelerate-ai-development Source: Slashdot Title: White House Unveils Action Plan To Accelerate AI Development Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Trump administration’s recent “AI Action Plan” aims to boost American AI development through regulatory changes and infrastructure enhancements while addressing international competition, particularly from China. The plan emphasizes removing regulatory barriers,…

  • Slashdot: Meta’s Massive AI Data Center Is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/24/221211/metas-massive-ai-data-center-is-stressing-out-a-louisiana-community Source: Slashdot Title: Meta’s Massive AI Data Center Is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on Meta’s plans to build a massive 4 million square foot AI data center in Louisiana, highlighting significant implications for local energy infrastructure and potential cost increases…

  • Slashdot: Tech Giants’ Indirect Emissions Rose 150% In Three Years

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/2154202/tech-giants-indirect-emissions-rose-150-in-three-years Source: Slashdot Title: Tech Giants’ Indirect Emissions Rose 150% In Three Years Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent United Nations report highlighting the significant increase in indirect carbon emissions from leading AI-focused tech companies due to their energy-intensive data centers. As investments in AI grow,…

  • The Register: Meta just saved an Illinois nuclear plant that was set to be mothballed

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/meta_signs_20year_nuclear_deal/ Source: The Register Title: Meta just saved an Illinois nuclear plant that was set to be mothballed Feedly Summary: The 20-year deal with Constellation will slake Zuckercorp’s thirst for energy to power AI datacenters Meta has signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to keep the lights on at an Illinois nuke…

  • The Register: AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/amazon_nuclear_power_britain/ Source: The Register Title: AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge Feedly Summary: CEO warns energy demands will overwhelm grid without extra generation capacity The UK needs more nuclear energy generation just to power all the AI datacenters that are going to be built, according to the…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Why a Plane-Size Machine Could Foil a Race to Build Gas Power Plants

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/business/energy-environment/gas-turbines-power-plants.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Why a Plane-Size Machine Could Foil a Race to Build Gas Power Plants Feedly Summary: Wait times for the hulking turbines needed to turn natural gas into electricity have doubled in the past year as companies scramble to build data centers for A.I. AI…

  • The Register: US DoE wants developers to fast-track AI datacenters on its land

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/04/doe_ai_datacenters/ Source: The Register Title: US DoE wants developers to fast-track AI datacenters on its land Feedly Summary: But Bernstein analysts say tariffs could disrupt equipment supply chains The US Department of Energy (DoE) is looking to co-locate datacenters with energy generation facilities to further America’s AI ambitions, and is putting up its…

  • The Register: US DoE wants developers to fast-track AI datacenters on its land

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/04/doe_ai_datacenters/ Source: The Register Title: US DoE wants developers to fast-track AI datacenters on its land Feedly Summary: But Bernstein analysts say tariffs could disrupt equipment supply chains The US Department of Energy (DoE) is looking to co-locate datacenters with energy generation facilities to further America’s AI ambitions, and is putting up its…