Keywords: Data centers


Meta expands plans to rely on its own AI chips

Meta is preparing to increase its use of internally developed artificial intelligence chips as it seeks to control the rising costs of operating advanced AI systems and improve the efficiency of its data center infrastructure. The company is testing the third generation of its custom AI accelerators,......

Trump rejects calls for tighter AI rules and warns of risks to US leadership

US President Donald Trump has rejected calls for stronger restrictions on artificial intelligence, describing criticism of the rapidly developing technology as part of what he called a harmful campaign against AI and the data centers needed to support it. In a post on Truth Social, Trump argued that......

Trump denounces what he calls a conspiracy against AI and data centers

U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of growing calls for tighter controls on artificial intelligence, accusing opponents of the technology and the expansion of data centers of engaging in what he described as a “sick conspiracy.” Trump’s latest comments came as......

Data centers face growing water pressure as artificial intelligence expands

The rapid expansion of data centers is creating a new environmental challenge: rising pressure on water resources. As artificial intelligence, cloud computing and other digital services continue to grow, large-scale facilities require increasingly sophisticated cooling systems to manage the heat generated......

China challenges the United States in a new AI race driven by cost and scale

The competition between the United States and China in artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. The race is no longer defined solely by computing power, advanced chips or the billions of dollars invested in data centers. Increasingly, the decisive question is becoming economic: which side can......

Meta spends hundreds of millions on Microsoft AI services

Meta Platforms is emerging as one of the major corporate users of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, highlighting the growing cost of computing power required to develop and operate advanced AI systems. According to Bloomberg, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram,......

Data center boom puts pressure on power grid in US oil country

The rapid expansion of data centers is putting additional pressure on the electricity network in the Permian Basin of West Texas, where rising power consumption from oil and gas operations is coinciding with growing demand from the technology sector. The Permian Basin has experienced a significant increase......

Samsung considers $79 billion payout to shareholders amid ai boom

Samsung Electronics is considering a major shareholder-return program worth up to 110 trillion won, or approximately $79 billion, as the South Korean technology giant seeks to capitalize on the strong growth of the semiconductor industry driven by the global artificial intelligence boom. The potential......

Despite rapid growth, public enthusiasm for artificial intelligence is fading

Artificial intelligence continues to advance at remarkable speed, but its growing presence in everyday life is not necessarily translating into greater public enthusiasm. In the United States, concerns about employment, privacy, reliability and the broader social impact of AI are increasingly shaping......