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The world spent more than $300 billion on AI data centers in 2025, representing a 60% increase over the prior year, according to the latest report from Intersect360 Research. While […] The post AI Data Center Spending Grew 60% Last Year, Could Hit $1T Next Decade, Intersect360 Says appeared first on AIwire.
Read full articleNvidia's liquid cooling tech could revolutionize data center efficiency, reducing environmental impact and offering a competitive edge. The post Nvidia’s Rubin AI servers cut cooling water use to near zero with liquid cooling technology appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
After hearing comments from residents and others, officials unanimously approved the expansion of a Switch facility in the southwest Las Vegas Valley. The endeavor will be a 56,800-square-foot data center.
Blackstone's massive investment in AI data centers underscores the escalating global race to build AI infrastructure, impacting tech and finance sectors. The post Blackstone plans $30B investment in Japan’s AI data centers appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
VIAVI's solution could accelerate AI data center efficiency, positioning the company as a key player in the evolving AI infrastructure landscape. The post VIAVI Solutions launches world’s first Ultra Ethernet validation solution for AI data centers appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Hut 8 agrees to pay $2.35M to settle investor claims over its USBTC merger while denying wrongdoing as its AI data center pivot grows.
AlpSemi has raised €17 million led by Yotta Capital to scale its semiconductor circuit breakers for buildings and AI data centers.
The UN's call for AI firms to disclose environmental impacts could drive global policy shifts toward sustainable tech practices and equity. The post United Nations urges AI firms to disclose environmental costs as data center energy use heads toward doubling appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Public pushback against data centers has emphasized their water and energy consumption, and now Nvidia is highlighting its claim that the Rubin generation reference design for a fully liquid-cooled data center has "eliminated massive amounts of power usage and pretty much all water usage." Still, it doesn't address all of the concerns around AI data centers, including during their construction, and for the power generation requirements of the massive facilities. Also, as Gizmodo points out, Nvidia's blog post doesn't mention the cost of building this style of data center vs. one using less efficient air cooling, but claims that "every cloud … Read the full story at The Verge.
