EU
Microsoft Pledges to Protect European Operations and Unveils Data Center Expansion
'What we want Europeans to know is that they can count on us,' Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Wednesday.
Antitrust
Google Face Off With U.S. Government Over Possible Breakup
An existential threat for Google as a court in Washington will hear 'remedies' arguments about how, or whether, Google should be broken up.
Nuclear
Rep. Randy Weber: More Nuclear Power for Data Centers
Big tech companies have been pursuing nuclear power as electricity demands increase.
Nuclear
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant May Return to Fuel Microsoft AI Data Center
Plan to restart the storied Pennsylvania reactor reflects the growing convergence of Big Tech’s energy demand.
Infrastructure
Earth, Ether, Fire and Water: An Elemental Data Center Story
A convergence of interest between the energy-hungry needs of major Internet players and the Trump administration's 'energy dominance'
Metro Connect
With Unprecedented AI-Driven Demand, New Financing Solutions Needed
In 2024, there was 6.7 gigawatts of data center demand, said Kush Urs of Guggenheim Partners. That was more than 6X since 2020.
International
Experts Warn of Subsea Cable Risks Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions
Call for stronger protections as private firms dominate subsea networks
Nuclear
Ex-Rep. Greg Walden to Lobby for Constellation Energy
Former Energy and Commerce Chairman to work on nuclear energy policy
Nuclear
Rep. John Joyce Provides Updates on Nuclear, SPEED for BEAD
Noted Constellation’s Three Mile Island restart currently a year ahead of schedule
AI
AI Data Center Boom Raises Energy, Infrastructure Questions
This event previewed the upcoming in-person 'Data Centers, Nuclear Power, and Broadband Summit' conference on March 27
Data Center
Microsoft Scraps Multiple Data Center Leases: TD Cowen
Overcapacity concerns raise questions about the software giant’s AI forecast.
LEO
AI Boom Drives Demand for Fiber Data Center Infrastructure
Shortages in power and semiconductors render fiber the only solution to sustain AI growth, panelists said.
Energy
OpenAI Looks Across U.S. for Sites to Build Its Stargate AI Data Centers
The maker of ChatGPT put out an RFP for land, electricity, engineers and architects in Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
AI
Global Energy Analyst: ‘Nuclear is Making a Comeback’
Expects tech companies to play a key role in nuclear investment
AI
Judge Permits Trial on Musk's Attempt to Stop OpenAI From Becoming For-Profit
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers says Elon Musk's claims of harm from OpenAI are a 'stretch' but welcomes a possible trial.
Energy
Pennsylvania Rolls Out Plan to Fast-Track and Subsidize Hydrogen Power
AI data centers have spurred proposals to bring nuclear power plants out of retirement and develop small modular nuclear reactors.
