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data centers

Data centers are large facilities that house computer systems and associated components, such as servers and storage, to process, store, and distribute data and applications. They serve as the physical backbone for cloud computing and digital services.

Why it’s in the news: Data centers are in the news due to massive investment from companies like Itochu and Nebius to expand capacity, driven by the growing demand for AI and cloud infrastructure.

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Latest on data centers

  • House Democrat: Rein in data centers without losing tech race to China
  • OK, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?
  • SpaceX’s orbital data centers would create a new category of e-waste
  • Nebius upsizes debt sale to $5 billion to fund data centers, AI platform
  • Itochu expands into data centers, targets 10 facilities across Japan
  • Pennsylvania dangles permitting carrot for data centers that bring their own power
  • Nebius, headquartered in Amsterdam, increased its debt sale to $5 billion to fund data centers and AI platform development.
  • The company, which operates cloud infrastructure services, will use proceeds from the sale to support growth in its computing capacity and AI capabilities.
  • As US tech companies race to build the data centers fueling the AI boom
  • The facility will power Amazon's data centers and support the company's artificial intelligence operations.
  • whether a $15 billion facility built for one capability stack becomes stranded if the underlying model architecture shifts
  • The funding would support infrastructure expansion as demand for AI computing capacity continues to exceed available supply

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69 entities linked to data centers across the news graph.

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