xAI Runs 46 Gas Turbines Near Memphis - NAACP Sues
xAI operates 46 gas turbines at its Southaven data center power plant, five above its state permit, as the NAACP seeks an emergency court order over Clean Air Act violations.
Articles Tagged "Energy"
NVIDIA Bets $2.1B on IREN to Build 5 GW AI Factories
NVIDIA and IREN plan 5 GW of DSX-aligned AI factories, backed by a $2.1B investment warrant and a $3.4B, five-year GPU cloud contract.
Maine Vetoes First US AI Data Center Moratorium
Maine Governor Janet Mills killed LD 307, the first proposed statewide AI data center moratorium in the US, to protect a $550 million project in Jay.
Fermi CEO and CFO Exit - $20B Nuclear AI Bet Implodes
Fermi America's CEO and CFO both departed as the nuclear-powered AI data center startup collapsed 83% from its IPO high with no revenue and no anchor tenant.
NVIDIA and Emerald AI Turn Data Centers Into Grid Assets
NVIDIA's DSX Flex library and Emerald AI's Conductor platform let AI factories ramp GPU power up or down in seconds, unlocking faster grid connections and up to 100GW of new U.S. capacity.
OpenAI Seeks 50 GW Fusion Deal - Altman Steps Aside
OpenAI is in advanced talks to buy up to 50 gigawatts of fusion energy from Helion, the startup where Sam Altman holds a personal stake worth an estimated $375 million.
Seven Tech Giants Will Sign Trump's 'Ratepayer Protection Pledge' to Build Their Own Power for AI Data Centers
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle, and OpenAI will meet at the White House on March 4 to sign a voluntary pledge to build, bring, or buy their own electricity supply for AI data centers - but the agreement has no enforcement mechanism.
Sam Altman Defends AI Energy Consumption at India Summit as GPT-4o Retirement Sparks User Revolt
OpenAI's CEO told the India AI Impact Summit that training AI costs less energy than raising a human child, while thousands of users petition to reverse GPT-4o's retirement.
How Many Tokens Does Moltbook Burn? The Hidden Inference Cost of an AI-Only Social Network
We estimate that Moltbook's 46,000 active AI agents consume 1-4 billion tokens per day, costing up to $20,000 daily in inference and emitting as much CO2 as dozens of American homes - and 93% of those comments get zero replies.
