data centers

Data centers are physical facilities that house computer systems and associated components, such as servers and storage, to enable the centralized storage, processing, and distribution of data and applications.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news due to new federal tax incentives for rural locations, increased security threats in Ukraine, and major tech companies like Amazon and Google publicly discussing their expansion and operational challenges.

Latest on data centers

• Petra Power looks to modernize energy for data centers and defense vehicles
• Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers
• Explainer-Data centers' 'flexible' power usage could save the grid billions. Can they scale?
• A Startup Has a Plan to Make Water From Air Using Data Centers’ Waste Heat
• Google’s power-hungry data centers crave nuclear energy
• Russian drones strike Ukraine’s data centers by exploiting air defense gaps
• The company has only two operational data centers.
• SoftBank acquired DigitalBridge for $4bn to expand its AI infrastructure.
• When the CISO signs off on a third-party data center, who is ultimately liable for the AI models it hosts?
• A single new data center can consume the same amount of power as 50,000 homes
• The money is pouring in, but who is training the auditors to question the outputs?
• Bills signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom include regulations aimed at ensuring data centers pay for infrastructure needed to serve them and bear a larger share of wildfire mitigation and liability costs.

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