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The AI Running Your Power Grid Cannot Afford to Guess Wrong
AVEVA's chief technologist explains why the next wave of industrial AI needs human guardrails before autonomy, and why that order matters more than the technology itself.
The AI Boom Took Over Climate Week. Not Everyone Was Cheering.
Venture funding for climate companies crossed $14 billion in early 2026, driven by data-centre demand. Some founders think that's a problem.
Physicists' Old Trick for Magnets Could Make AI Models Half the Size Without Losing Much Brain
A startup called Multiverse Computing has borrowed a technique from physics to figure out which pieces of an AI model can be safely deleted, cutting one popular model in half while keeping most of its ability to answer questions correctly.
Google, Nvidia and Anthropic Back a Startup That Wants to Squeeze 100 More Gigawatts From the Power Grid
A new coalition says smarter software can let data centers pause and shift their electricity use, unlocking grid space that new power plants alone cannot provide fast enough.
Former EPA Officials Say Deregulation Is Turning the AI Boom Into a Public Health Crisis
A group of ex-EPA officials warns that federal rollbacks designed to fast-track data center construction are exposing Americans to health risks, including those who live nowhere near a server farm.
Why AI Agents Guzzle So Much More Power Than a Simple Chatbot
AI is shifting from quick questions and answers to agents that run for hours on their own. That shift explains the data-centre building boom, and a growing energy bill.
US data centres could guzzle more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035
A new BloombergNEF report nearly doubles its own nine-month-old forecast, finding AI's hunger for power could add the equivalent of 12% of total US greenhouse gas emissions every day.
Scotland demands environmental checks on big datacentres before they can be built
Any new facility drawing more than 50 megawatts of power must now pass an environmental impact assessment. The Scottish government stopped short of a full ban, but the rules are tighter than they have ever been.
Al Gore Says Stop Worrying About the Data Center and Start Reading the Safety Reports
The former vice president thinks emissions fears are overblown. What keeps him up at night is what AI companies are quietly disclosing about their own models.
AI Data Centres Are Breaking the Power Grid, and It Is Not About Supply
Two massive blackouts in Virginia exposed a deeper problem: the way AI campuses connect to the grid is the real danger, and a new power architecture aims to fix it.
America's AI Data Centers Run on Chinese Parts. Washington Wants to Change That.
From the boxes that regulate electricity to the cables that carry data, a surprising share of the hardware keeping US AI facilities running comes from China. Costs and delays loom if that changes fast.
Communities Around the World Are Pushing Back Against AI Data Centres
From Scotland to India, local groups say the giant buildings that power AI are eating too much energy and land. Governments are starting to listen.
Trump warns datacenter opponents they will end up 'backwards and poor'
Three in four Americans say they do not want a datacenter near their home. The president says communities that block them will have only themselves to blame.
Australia's Data Centres Could Eat 13% of National Electricity by 2035
A regulator's forecast buried in a routine report reveals how sharply AI infrastructure is set to reshape Australia's power grid, and who gets to decide what gets built where.
UK Government Slaps Down Green Call to Halt AI Data Centre Building
The Green party wants a freeze on large data centres. Labour says that would kill jobs and damage national security. Here is what the row is actually about.