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California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use #CloudComputing

California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times. The package of laws requires the California Public Utilities Commission to introduce…

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AI Power Demands Push GaN into Data Center Design #DataCenter

AI Power Demands Push GaN into Data Center Design

Rising AI power demands are pushing data center designers toward GaN-based power conversion for higher efficiency and density. The post AI Power Demands Push GaN into Data Center Design appeared first on EE Times.

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It’s Donald Trump Versus MAGA on Data Centers #DataCenter

It’s Donald Trump Versus MAGA on Data Centers

The president has doubled down on data centers and AI. His base is running in the opposite direction.

Wired
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Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers #DataCenter

Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in data center development and slow down approvals in a state that is already home to the data center…

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Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream #DataCenter

Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream

The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real data centers.

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The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger #DataCenter

The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger

E-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, a new report warns. By 2050, it could become enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers - roughly enough 40-foot containers to circle the world six times if lined up…

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Edge-first Architectures for Building and Campus Safety and Security #DataCenter

Edge-first Architectures for Building and Campus Safety and Security

Join us to explore how Qualcomm Technologies edge-first architecture is built to bring AI processing directly to cameras, gateways, and on-premises systems. The post Edge-first Architectures for Building and Campus Safety and Security appeared first on EE Times.

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AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular in every poll #DataCenter

AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular in every poll

Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University confirms what we've already been seeing, and what politicians are responding to - AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular. Asked if they support or oppose the construction…

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FCC Rule on Optical Connectivity Could Slow AI Race #DataCenter

FCC Rule on Optical Connectivity Could Slow AI Race

Escalating tech war between the U.S. and China and a potential FCC ban on importing optical network equipment could force hyperscalers to navigate critical shortages. The post FCC Rule on Optical Connectivity Could Slow AI Race appeared first on EE…

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