A rare bee species reportedly put an end to Meta's plans for a nuclear-powered AI data center
Meta's plans for an AI data center running on nuclear power were complicated partly by the discovery of a rare bee species nearby, the FT reported.
Endangered bees stop Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data center
Plans by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to build an AI data center in the US that runs on nuclear power were thwarted in part because a rare species of bee was discovered on land earmarked for the project, according to people familiar with the matter.
Nuclear-power stocks slide after regulator rejects plan to power Amazon data center
Nuclear-power stocks slumped on Monday after US regulators barred a plant from supplying extra power to an Amazon data center. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected the deal between Amazon and Talen Energy late last week.
US regulators reject amended interconnect agreement for Amazon data center
U.S. energy regulators rejected an amended interconnection agreement for an Amazon data center connected directly to a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, a filing showed on Friday.
U.S. Regulators Mull Issues Around Siting Data Centers at Power Plants
Costs and reliability concerns related to the burgeoning trend of building energy-intensive data centers on the sites of U.S. power plants were the focus of a technical conference held on Friday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
US Power Regulator Sees Data Centers as Critical Opportunity
Supporting the development of data centers — including providing the enormous amounts of electricity they require — is a matter of national security, a top federal energy regulator said.
U.S. regulators raise questions about siting data centers at power plants
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Costs and reliability concerns related to the burgeoning trend of building energy-intensive data centers next to U.S. power plants were the focus of a technical conference held on Friday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Data Center CRE Originations Poised for Momentum
Fueled largely by the anticipated computing capacity required for AI, data centers are positioned for financing heading into ...
Billionaire Ken Griffin Just Increased His Position in This Data Center Stock by 704% (Hint: It's Not Nvidia)
Ken Griffin's Citadel has been adding to its position in data center and digital infrastructure stock Equinix.
Amazon to proceed with data center expansion despite FERC decision to limit power
Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) plan to build a data center powered by a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant has not changed, even as ...
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Amazon files for 3.8 million sq ft data center campus in Louisa County, Virginia
Amazon has filed to develop a large data center campus in Louisa County, Virginia. A filing with the US Army Corps of ...
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As data center industry booms, an English village becomes a battleground
Now, its residents are fighting to stop a development next door that represents the future. A proposal to build a data ...
Macquarie Bets on AI Data-Center Boom Even After AirTrunk Sale
Macquarie Group Ltd.’s recent megadeal to sell AirTrunk was just a warm up act when it comes to data centers, chief executive ...
Over 90% of AWS's biggest data-center customers are using its homegrown Graviton chips, an executive says
AWS's Graviton chips, launched in 2018, are used by over 90% of its 1,000 largest customers, highlighting its success in ...
Power Shortages Stall Data Center Growth in UK, Europe
Michael Winterson, chair of the European Data Center Association, told CNBC this week that lowering water temperatures ...
Networking The AI Data Center Autobahn
Modern data centers are equipped with multiple GPUs, CPUs, and specialized processors to tackle intricate processes efficiently. Click to read.