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Policy

Historian Jill Lepore thinks the 'artificial state' is doomed. Here's what she means.

With the midterms less than three months away, a leading American historian says the public backlash against AI and data centres could reshape the November vote.

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Explained

Wait, are we actually cooling AI data centres with pee? Sort of, yes

A cheeky beer advert starring Jason Kelce accidentally landed on a real solution to one of AI's biggest environmental problems. Here is what the science actually says.

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AI Business

Why Silicon Valley Still Does Not Understand the AI Backlash

More than half of Americans under 30 are more worried than excited about AI. Tech CEOs are diagnosing the wrong problem, and ordinary people are starting to notice.

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Everyday AI

AI Was Meant to Win Us Over. New Data Shows It's Doing the Opposite.

From Pew Research surveys to Republican Party memos, the signals are stacking up: public trust in AI is falling, not rising, and the industry is finally starting to say so out loud.

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AI Business

Wall Street Wants to Turn Nvidia Chips Into a New Asset Class. Here's Why That's Complicated.

Six of the world's biggest financial firms are joining Nvidia to bundle $500 billion in chip financing. The pitch is that GPUs are now investable assets like buildings or bonds. The catch: Nvidia's own CEO said something very different about chip lifespans just last year.

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AI Business

NVIDIA Will Back a $600 Billion AI Computing Deal with OpenAI Anchored by a 20-Year Ohio Campus

The chipmaker is guaranteeing power and land costs at a giant data centre site in Portsmouth, Ohio, where OpenAI will run what NVIDIA says could eventually hold 1.5 million of its processors per generation.

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Robotics

Trois anciens ingénieurs de SpaceX construisent une usine robotisée pour fabriquer des pièces en acier destinées aux centres de données d'IA

Leur startup, 1872, a ouvert son premier établissement à Cincinnati ce mois-ci. L'objectif : automatiser la plupart du processus de fabrication de l'acier d'ici 2027, en commençant par les cadres qui maintiennent les centres de données modulaires.

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AI Business

Groq raises $350 million after ditching its own chips for Nvidia's

Once an Nvidia rival, the startup is now an Nvidia customer. Here is what happened and what it means for the cloud companies racing to run your AI.

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Policy

La police écossaise met en garde contre « une forte opposition du public » face à un nouveau centre de données près d'Édimbourg

Un établissement prévu à Larbert a incité la police à réclamer des mesures de sécurité sérieuses avant même le début de la construction, alors que les protestations communautaires se multiplient en Écosse.

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AI Business

Big Tech's gas bet could backfire badly, energy researchers warn

Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft are building massive natural gas power plants for their AI data centres. A new energy research report says prices could triple, and the companies may not be ready for the shock.

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AI Business

Nvidia lève 500 milliards de dollars auprès des géants de Wall Street pour construire l'épine dorsale physique de l'IA

Six des plus grands cabinets d'investissement du monde considèrent les puces d'IA et les centres de données comme des infrastructures au même titre que les routes et les réseaux électriques, et Nvidia est au centre de cette opération.

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AI Business

Nvidia constitue une réserve de 500 milliards de dollars pour financer le déploiement de l'IA

Le fabricant de puces a recruté six des plus grands gestionnaires d'actifs de Wall Street pour aider ses clients à financer les centres de données, les contrats d'électricité et les puces spécialisées nécessaires à l'IA.

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Science & Space

Cette startup utilise l'IA pour rechercher des matériaux de puces qui dégagent moins de chaleur

Discovered Materials a levé 9 millions de dollars pour déployer des agents IA qui testent des milliers de matériaux potentiels pour puces par jour, visant à réduire la chaleur qui rend les centres de données si coûteux à exploiter.

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Everyday AI

Les gens s'opposent à l'IA qu'on leur impose, et cela fonctionne

Des refus face aux deepfakes aux protestations contre les centres de données, les citoyens ordinaires en ont assez de l'IA générative imposée dans leur vie quotidienne. Et les entreprises commencent à écouter.

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Policy

Le dilemme des centres de données : comment la soif énergétique de l'IA redessine les villes britanniques

Le gouvernement britannique veut trois fois plus de centres de données. À Slough, les habitants vivent déjà à côté de géants métallisés qui consomment l'eau et l'électricité à une échelle rivale avec celle de quartiers entiers.

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