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South Jeolla Province

AI to design, build, and run new $35bn South Korea ‘mega’ data centre

A $35 billion “mega” data centre planned for South Korea is set…
Car exhaust fumes.

AI data centre boom could add 10 million cars worth of CO2 by 2030

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure could annually add 24 to…
Prof. Tian Zhong

Quantum computer breakthrough extends connection distance to 2,000km

Building rare-earth-doped crystals using a different manufacturing technique could increase the range…
National Grid

UK grid ‘overwhelmed’ as data centre power requests triple in one year

The UK’s electricity grid is “overwhelmed” by a flood of connection requests,…
Google's Project Sunchaser.

Google unveils ‘moonshot’ to power AI with space-based solar data centres

Google researchers have unveiled a “moonshot” research initiative to build AI data…
Microchips.

Microchip era ending as wafer technology promises box-sized data centres

The microchip era faces obsolescence as wafer-scale integration technology promises to shrink…
OpenAI and Amazon.

OpenAI commits $38bn to Amazon as losses hit $12bn amid bubble fears

OpenAI has agreed to pay Amazon $38 billion for computing power in…
AI data centres taking electricity.

Data centres spark electricity cost fears among 80% of American homeowners

Eighty per cent of US homeowners worry that data centres will drive…
SETI and Nvidia

SETI Institute boosts alien hunt with real-time AI using Nvidia IGX Thor

The SETI Institute is integrating Nvidia’s new IGX Thor platform into the…
Mushroom computers

Shiitake mushrooms trained to act as living computer components

Researchers at The Ohio State University have successfully grown and trained common…