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AI comes with a hefty charge. Are you the one who gets stuck with the bill?
Energy Secretary Chris Wright breaks down how the U. S. energy dominance agenda is driving down prices, shifting global markets, and impacting oil production in Venezuela and Iran on 'The Story.
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Reining in data centers sparks rare bipartisanship in statehouses
The xAi plant in Southaven, Miss. , has installed turbines that run around the clock. Houston Cofield for NBC News
A rare source of bipartisanship has broken out in state capitols across the country: tackling data centers.
#DataCenters #ElectricityDemand #ClimateGoals
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Who pays for AI's power? California watchdog urges new data center rules
If you're worried about data centers and AI inflating your electricity bill, you're not alone.
A California watchdog released a report Tuesday urging policymakers to act fast on the state's fast-growing data-center industry - before soaring electricity demand from artificial intelligence lands on the bills of ordinary households.
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Demand for AI Data Centers Sends Prospectors Hunting for Land and Power
Tripp Mickle has been reporting on the artificial intelligence boom since it began in late 2022.
In January, employees with the Seattle start-up Cloverleaf Infrastructure, which secures power and land for data centers, huddled around a map of Wisconsin farmland.
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Secret Buyer Places $300M Order for AMD GPUs Cooled With Lab-Grown Diamonds
It's no secret that AI data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity, but a surprising new solution has emerged to combat the problem: Lab-grown diamonds.
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Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlights industry's vulnerability to physical disasters
LONDON (AP) -- Damage to three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, as well as the industry's vulnerability to conflict.
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Your utility bills keep going up. Here's everyone you can blame -- AI data centers included
Earlier this month, for instance, North Carolina-based Duke Energy announced a five-year, $103 billion capex plan, which would be the largest spending plan of any regulated U.
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US senators demand answers about utility companies' 'secret contracts' with tech giants: 'Forcing local communities to sign NDAs'
Lawmakers are pushing for more transparency from tech companies on how their data centers impact energy prices, while homeowners can save on bills by going solar and making energy-efficient upgrades.
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AI skeptic Ed Zitron says Industry is scamming us into poverty
Ed Zitron has done the math on the AI industry. He does not like what he found.
Zitron, a tech analyst and writer behind the popular newsletter Where's Your Ed At and podcast Better Offline, returned to Newsweek's The 1600 podcast for a second appearance with host Carlo Versano, after his first visit became the show's most-watched episode.
