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AIAI data center demand pushes hard drive makers to expand capacity years ahead of scheduleToshiba plans to nearly double AI storage HDD capacity by fiscal 2027 Toshiba is spending $380 million to expand Philippine HDD production capacity New Toshiba drives could increase storage capacity by 40% per drive Artificial intelligence is giving conventional hard drives an unexpected second…TechRadar
AISan Francisco halts new data centers with 45-day moratoriumSan Francisco’s board of supervisors unanimously passed a 45-day moratorium on new data centres, extendable to 22 months, halting a Bayview expansion and a 49.5 MW Dogpatch project. Europe paused first and for a different reason, the grid, and now finds it cannot build the capacity the Commission…The Next Web
PoliticsTexas agency seeks to keep data center locations secret over terror fearsThe Public Utility Commission of Texas says releasing data center location information could pose a national security risk.Newsweek
Daily Dumpster FiresAmazon's tracking data categorized shopper as 'has flat buttocks' based on purchasesMost people know that Amazon collects data about your shopping history to serve up personalized product recommendations. But what some of us didn't realize is that you can check exactly what Amazon knows - or thinks it knows - about you in your settings menu. One user's findings went viral on…The Verge
PoliticsChaos erupts at Memphis City Hall over Elon Musk data centers as council vote cancelledShocking footage captured a furious crowd shouting at council members, with residents using bullhorns to lead chants of 'bought and sold,' 'sellouts' and 'no justice, no peace.'Daily Mail
AICrusoe plans 1.5M sq ft AI data center campus in West Texas for $4.8 billionCrusoe filed for two Jayton data centers with $4.8 billion in combined investment Each Jayton building covers 759,260 sq ft, totalling nearly 1.52 million sq ft Construction could begin in January 2027, with operations starting in 2029 Crusoe has filed the paperwork for two computing facilities in…TechRadar
AIIllinois data center boom promises 121K jobs, but only 2,800 permanent; electric bills could jump $150/yearIllinois data centers could create 121,000 jobs, yet only 2,800 of those jobs would last. Each lasting Illinois data center job equals roughly $20.2 million of investment. Average Illinois households could pay about $150 more yearly for electricity. Illinois is facing a projected $57 billion wave of…TechRadar
AIGoogle signs $20B nuclear power deal to fuel AI data centersGoogle announced a new agreement to update six nuclear power plant sites across the US as the tech giant seeks to generate more electricity for its power-hungry data centers. Google signed the 20-year deal with Constellation, the leading nuclear power plant operator in the US. The power purchase…The Verge
AIMississippi homeowners losing sleep over xAI data center noise; mayor suggests sellingNoise from a Mississippi plant powering Elon Musk's xAI data centers in the area is causing migraines, ringing ears and sleepless nights, residents say.CBS News
AIMusk's data centers push out family that owned Mississippi land for generationsA plant in Southaven, Mississippi, that powers Elon Musk's SpaceXAI data centers in the area has sparked backlash from residents concerned about noise and air pollution.CBS News
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AIEurope faces power crisis as AI data center boom strains energy grid‘Collision course’The Daily Caller
PoliticsOregon grassroots movement ousts politicians over $450M data center tax breaksOregon’s data center tax breaks have become a major political flashpoint statewide A warning about one election cycle helped accelerate Oregon’s grassroots organizing More than $450 million in exemptions intensified scrutiny of Oregon data centers Oregon’s expanding data center industry has…TechRadar
AIAmazon warns local communities to stop blocking its massive AI data centersThe tech industry has fully lost the plot. The post Amazon Warns Local Communities to Stop Defying Its Massive AI Data Centers appeared first on Futurism .Futurism
AIOracle's 1.3 GW Wisconsin AI campus faces severe power delays as grid review restartsOracle's Wisconsin campus may have finished buildings long before electricity arrived Regulators withdrew their completeness finding after ATC filed 564 additional documents Ten months of review ended without a decision and restarted from zero Oracle’s massive 1.3 GW AI data center campus in…TechRadar
AISamsung, Micron warn RAM shortage will last through 2028 as AI datacenters hog supplyExecutives from Samsung and Micron, two of the world's top sellers of random access memory, warned this week that the RAM shortage would continue through 2028. AI companies take it all for their datacenters, and what's left for everyone else will continue to command premium prices. — Read the rest…Boing Boing
PoliticsTrump defends data centers in Ohio, warns they'll go to China if US turns them away"There's so much money to be made for Ohio. You can’t just turn them off. They’ll go to China,” Trump told supporters at an Ohio rally.NY Post
HeadlinesAmazon Pledges $1 Billion for Data Center Communities as US Backlash GrowsThe scheme comes as the proliferation of data centers across the United States has faced significant backlash.Newsweek
PoliticsAI data centers: How much are ratepayers on the hook for?Data centers consume large amounts of power and require upgrading infrastructure. But it's difficult to determine how much residential customers benefit and how much they actually pay for the benefit.NPR
PoliticsGOP wrestles with rising data center backlash weeks before midtermsRepublicans are growing increasingly worried that data centers are a liability in the midterms, as concerns over higher power bills tied to the facilities turn into a pocketbook issue for voters. The debate over the issue was on full display Wednesday, after Senate Democrats blocked legislation…The Hill
