A small grove of historic American chestnut trees in West Virginia has become a focal point of resistance to a planned AI data center. The dispute illustrates the local opposition that AI infrastructure projects increasingly face.
Nebius says prices for AI computing are going up. The comments come as investors scrutinize the debt, borrowing costs and economics of companies building AI infrastructure.
Cyberattacks, data leaks and dependence on US giants have made protecting sensitive data a strategic issue for Europe. Clubic looks at 'air-gapped' clouds that run without any internet connection, and at how Clarence Cloud uses the approach to run AI in an isolated environment.
At GTC Berlin, Nvidia said it wants new AI capacity to arrive at the data center already fully assembled. The idea is to build compute infrastructure off-site so it can be installed and put to work much faster.
ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than $35 billion worth of Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 cards at list price. The three groups are trying to expand their computing power for AI in spite of US export restrictions.
Intel has begun installing equipment at Fab 62, its new plant near Phoenix due to open in early 2028, and raised the first major roof truss at its long-delayed Ohio site. The progress comes as demand for its data center processors is outstripping supply.