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Silicon Valley
fromTruthout
11 hours ago

New York Residents Are Fighting a Data Center Backed by a Billionaire Trump Ally

Apollo Global Management, through subsidiary Stream Data Centers, is developing a controversial data center in rural Western New York despite strong community opposition over environmental and sovereignty concerns.
Germany news
fromTechzine Global
5 days ago

Polarise considers 30-megawatt AI data center in sovereignty push

German technology company Polarise plans to build an AI-focused data center in Bavaria with initial capacity of 30 megawatts, scalable to 120 megawatts by mid-2027, supporting European digital sovereignty and AI infrastructure development.
fromTechzine Global
6 days ago

Nscale sets European record: 2 billion raised in funding round

Nscale has now raised over $4.5 billion across equity rounds in less than six months. The capital funds Nscale's vertically integrated AI infrastructure, consisting of GPU compute, networking, data services, and orchestration software, with expansion planned across Europe, North America, and Asia.
European startups
Venture
fromFortune
1 week ago

Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary says if he were 25 today, he'd chase these two booming opportunities in the world of AI | Fortune

Kevin O'Leary identifies AI implementation for small businesses and data center development as the two most lucrative opportunities for entrepreneurs starting in tech today.
Artificial intelligence
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia launches $40B fund to become the Middle East's AI infrastructure hub - Silicon Canals

Saudi Arabia announced a $40 billion AI investment fund managed with Andreessen Horowitz, positioning itself as a global leader in AI compute infrastructure and data center development.
Agriculture
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Farmer turns down $15.7 million offer from data center developers: 'It breaks my heart ... the rest of every square inch is going to get built on' | Fortune

An 86-year-old Pennsylvania farmer sold development rights for under $2 million to preserve 261 acres instead of accepting over $15 million from developers.
Business
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 month ago

Riot ($RIOT) Rockets 13% Following Major Lease With AMD

Riot purchased 200 acres at Rockdale using proceeds from selling ~1,080 bitcoin and secured a long-term AMD lease to deliver 25 MW of IT load.
Environment
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Data centers are surging-but so are the protests against them

Local opposition is rapidly blocking or delaying numerous U.S. data center projects in 2025 over concerns about high water and energy consumption.
fromArs Technica
4 months ago

Google plans secret AI military outpost on tiny island overrun by crabs

Every year, millions of crabs emerge from the forest and swarm across roads, streams, rocks, and beaches to reach the ocean, where each female can produce up to 100,000 eggs. The tiny baby crabs that survive take about nine days to march back inland to the safety of the plateau. While Google is seeking environmental approvals for its subsea cables, the timing could prove delicate for Christmas Island's most famous residents.
Environment
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