Nscale and Anthropic are reportedly in talks for yet another $45 billion compute deal

In August, Nscale and Anthropic announced a $45 billion compute deal. The two companies are reportedly discussing yet another deal of the same magnitude.

Norwegian undersea cable builder pitches 2,800-mile transatlantic data link between Canada and Europe to bypass the US

Norway’s Bulk Infrastructure Group AS is looking for a partner to build transatlantic undersea cabling to connect Canada with Europe to bypass the United States.

300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects

SemiAnalysis mapped more than 300 local data center moratoriums against the US pipeline and found only three projects actually delayed.

Ukrainian drones hit Russian data centers, disrupting Russian apps and services

After Ukrainian long-range strike drones targeted Russian data centers, various Russian digital services and apps went down or faced severe disruption. There’s even some suggestion that online bot activity may be down, but not by as much as initial reports claimed.

Can the AI industry persuade data center opponents by getting rid of NDAs?

On Equity, we debate the impact of data center moratoriums and whether the AI industry has a communication problem.

Petra Power looks to modernize energy for data centers and defense vehicles

The startup says its fuel cells are super efficient and cut fuel costs during a time when the tech industry can’t get enough electricity.

Senate investigation says that some AI data center claims are misleading
Senate investigation says that some AI data center claims are misleading

A Senate investigation on AI data centers question that costs and benefits that AI hyperscalers show when they apply for permits to put up their developments. The report says that these claims are misleading and that they don’t show the real impact of these sites on the local economy.

Ukrainian drones strike largest data center in Russia, multiple parts of 1.4 million square foot campus knocked offline
Ukrainian drones strike largest data center in Russia, multiple parts of 1.4 million square foot campus knocked offline

Following a Ukrainian drone strike on a D.C. in Sasovo, Russia, a Yandex facility in Kaluga has suffered a similar fate with multiple modules completely out of service.

Finland orders Google to stop work on two AI data centers over alleged deforestation

Finnish authorities say they cannot conduct a proper environmental assessment after the site has already been changed.