The AI race is causing a memory chip shortage — and that's bad news for the smartphone and PC industries

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A RAM (random access memory) chip, commonly used in PCs.
A RAM (random access memory) chip, commonly used in PCs.

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Watchdog sounds the alarm that PJM's approval of data centers could leave other customers in the dark

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Aerial views of an Amazon Web Services Data Center known as US East 1 in Ashburn, Virginia
A market watchdog files a complaint with the federal energy regulator for PJM to prioritize grid reliability over serving more big data centers.

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A data center is being built in my neighborhood. It's inevitable, but I'm devastated about what it could do to my community.

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Mike Graham in front of river
Mike Graham says a data center is being built less than a mile from his home.

Mike Graham

Sam Altman says OpenAI isn't trying to become 'too big to fail'

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Sam Altman looks around at the White House
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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Google wants to build a data center that harnesses the power of the sun — in space

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Tanks containing coolant for servers are seen at a Google Data center in Saint Ghislain
Google is testing the feasibility of sending data centers to space that could run on the power of the sun.

REUTERS/Yves Herman

I live near 14 data centers. The noise and smell are terrible, but I refuse to leave my dream home.

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data centers behind homes in Northern Virginia
Kay Richards says she will continue to fight back as more data centers are planned for her neighborhood. The houses pictured are located in Northern Virginia and are not part of Richards' property.

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A common error appeared to cause a major AWS outage, bringing down platforms from Reddit to Snapchat

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Aerial views of an Amazon Web Services Data Center known as US East 1 in Ashburn, Virginia
Amazon Web Services outage disrupts over 100 services, affecting platforms like Snapchat and Reddit.

Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

OpenAI's Stargate project will cost $500 billion and will require enough energy to power a whole city

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pictured.

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Data centers in one nation are driving power demand like nowhere else

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An aerial shot of a data center.
A new McKinsey report suggests data center demand is delaying the switch to low-carbon energy alternatives.

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Sam Altman is spreading OpenAI's money far and wide to keep the AI race alive

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
And man (Sam Altman) and a woman (Lisa Su) sit together and a table in front of microphones. Both wear business attire and theres are rows of seats with people behind them.
AMD CEO Lisa Su is getting a boost from an long-term deal with OpenAI.

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