Amazon is investigating engineers who publicly criticized the rapid expansion of AI data centers and called for stronger government regulation. Five employees testified at Seattle City Council meetings regarding a year-long moratorium on new large-scale data center construction.

Amazon Web Services is investing multibillions in a new data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri. The project will create over 400 full-time jobs and thousands of construction roles, including positions for electricians, HVAC technicians, network specialists, and operations managers.

Cooling GPUs in space presents significant challenges due to the need for innovative designs to manage heat dissipation. Companies like SpaceX and Google are investing in orbital data centers, with SpaceX planning a constellation of these facilities and Google launching Project Sunc.

Meta has constructed six "rapid deployment structures" in tents outside New Albany, Ohio, to expedite data center construction. This strategy aims to reduce construction time by half, drawing inspiration from Tesla and xAI.

Texas's electrical grid has identified risks after data centers and cryptocurrency mining sites failed voltage tests. These failures raise concerns about the reliability and stability of the grid amid increasing energy demands.

Google will pay SpaceX $920 million a month for AI compute capacity at SpaceX's data centers, utilizing approximately 110,000 Nvidia graphics processing units along with other hardware components. The agreement is effective from October 2023 through June 2029.

New York lawmakers have passed a bill imposing a one-year moratorium on permits for new large-scale data centers, which will be the first such freeze in the nation if signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The ban is a response to rising electricity costs attributed to the energy-intensive demands of data centers supporting the artificial intelligence sector.

Nearly 50,000 residents of Lake Tahoe face potential power loss as NV Energy redirects electricity lines to data centers. The region, which attracts 25 to 28 million annual visitors, is experiencing an energy crisis linked to the demands of the AI industry.

Maryland citizens face a $2 billion bill for power grid upgrades attributed to out-of-state AI data centers. The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel has filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against PJM Interconnection's plans to impose these charges.

Micron Technology is now shipping the 245TB Micron® 6600 ION SSD, the highest capacity commercially available SSD. This drive enhances rack-scale storage density and offers improved energy efficiency compared to traditional hard drives.