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MIT's Energy Initiative hosted its annual research conference on Sept. 22-23, where 200+ attendees explored waste-carbon utilization, public trust in AI and data centers, nuclear power revival, and quantum toolkits as key fronts in the energy transition.
Demis Hassabis discussed in an early September interview with Hannah Fry that AI data centers should be designed to be beautiful and that their impact on physical surroundings should be taken seriously.
Thieves are stealing over $100 million worth of AI data-center equipment (GPUs, servers, copper) by spoofing GPS coordinates and hijacking freight-broker accounts amid the AI boom. Experts warn the crime is scaling globally as stolen high-value components are sold abroad.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby cast doubt on Boom Supersonic's 2029 timeline for its Overture supersonic airliner, as the company pivots toward manufacturing gas turbines for AI data centers and faces questions from early backers.
Runware is building a factory to mass-produce prefabricated AI data centers on an assembly line, with the key question being whether it can deliver at that scale.
Fujifilm will invest 10 billion yen ($63.3 million) to boost production of its 100TB magnetic storage tapes up to 5x at its Odawara plant by fiscal year 2028, its largest tape storage investment in 20 years, driven by surging AI data center storage demand.
Oracle at its Investor Day projected at least $30B in free cash flow for fiscal 2029, after burning $23.7B in fiscal 2026 to build AI data centers for OpenAI and others, with capex peaking in fiscal 2027-2028 before stepping down.
Cowboy Space, led by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, unveiled its stainless-steel 'Big Iron' rocket designed to deploy a constellation of 20,000 AI data-center satellites in low Earth orbit, with the upper stage transforming into a 1-megawatt GPU satellite after reaching orbit.
MIT Technology Review reports on solid-state transformers, which combine magnetic components with high-power semiconductors to modernize the century-old grid and help meet surging electricity demand from AI data centers, EVs, and renewables.
JPMorgan、摩根士丹利、SMBC及MUFG等银行正寻求将此前承销的AI数据中心贷款风险转售给外部投资者，显示出贷款机构对AI基建债务的敞口已达内部限额，Oracle信用违约互换升至2009年以来高位。
Fervo Energy completed the world's first enhanced geothermal power plant, Cape Station in Utah, in just 23 months, starting to sell electricity to the grid ahead of schedule as AI data center demand drives interest in new clean power capacity.
MIT Technology Review profiles Form Energy, whose iron-air batteries store energy for 100 hours via 'reversible rusting,' as the company ramps up production at its West Virginia factory and lands major deals including a potential 30 GWh project with Xcel Energy and Google.
MIT Technology Review explains how its climate team selected 10 promising climate tech companies to watch in 2026, highlighting a shift toward non-US firms, Chinese innovators like WeLion and Envision Energy, and energy storage companies such as Energy Dome driven by AI data center power demand.
Meta is reportedly leveraging AI data center investments to qualify for federal tax incentives, effectively avoiding billions in federal taxes.
Scotland may have around 30 AI data centres in the pipeline with a potential electricity demand of 9.7 GW, but many are not publicly registered, raising concerns about transparency and energy planning.
Crusoe has abandoned its $1.25 billion plan to use Boom Supersonic's turbines at AI data centers, citing changes in its primary power mix strategy.
Google is launching its TPUs in space next week via SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to test AI data centers in orbit.
The article discusses the variability in water use for AI data centers and questions the adequacy of a single global metric, suggesting that operators report freshwater use, recycled-water use, local water stress, and consider energy use for meaningful reduction comparisons.
Morgan Stanley predicts that by 2028, U.S. AI data centers will face a significant electricity shortage, with demand reaching 257GW and a gap equivalent to the power usage of six New York Cities.
The article examines growing opposition from residents in cities scarred by past industry to new AI data center constructions, citing environmental and health concerns.