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Energy shortages threaten to restrict 40% of AI data centers by 2027

Network World

The heightened demand is set to pose challenges for tech giants and cloud providers who rely on consistent energy to maintain operations, and experts predict these constraints could affect innovation and the rollout of future AI applications, the report added. An AI hyperscale data center can consume as much as 100 MW of power.

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Fusion startup Zap Energy is raising more cash to develop commercially viable power

GeekWire

Ben Levitt, vice president of research and development at Zap Energy, left, explaining the company’s fusion technology to Gov. Zap Energy Photo / Andy Freeberg) Fusion company Zap Energy is raising a huge new investment — nearly $130 million — according to an SEC filing posted Wednesday. Everett, Wash.-based

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As global AI energy usage mounts, Nvidia claims efficiency gains of up to 100,000X

Network World

As concerns over AI energy consumption ratchet up, chip maker Nvidia is defending what it calls a steadfast commitment to sustainability. Google, meanwhile, has been making progress with geothermal energy in Nevada. However, we should be “dismayed” at the pace of these developments, he pointed out. watt-hours, compared to 0.3

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Singapore government pushes energy-efficient data center plan

Network World

GW of data center capacity with at least 300 MW of additional capacity in the near term, with more to come through green energy deployments, it announced earlier this week. Singapore wants to go beyond that and reduce energy use for air-cooling by raising the temperatures at which servers and storage racks can safely operate.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Energy demand, stoked by AI and expanding electrification, is outpacing supply

GeekWire

A panel addressing AI and power, from left: Greg Cullen of Energy Northwest, Josh Jacobs of Puget Sound Energy, Jessie Barton from Helion, and Chris Green from the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association. The energy story was grim. ” “We are short today,” he said. “The hyperscalers are growing today.

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Amazon announces nuclear power deals as tech giants scramble for more clean energy

GeekWire

(AWS Photo) Amazon today announced agreements supporting the construction of a next-generation nuclear power plant in its home state of Washington — marking the latest development in the tech-driven resurgence of nuclear energy. Just a year ago, X-energy scuttled its $2 billion plan to go public and announced layoffs.

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Shift Left Security? Development Does Not Want to Own It.

Speaker: Shlomo Bielak, CTO, Benchmark Corp

Shifting security left to the earliest part of development is currently in the spotlight in the developer world. What teams are now discovering is, this approach results in misdirected ownership for developers and a frustrated security team. Understand why Development doesn’t actually want to own security or production.