Span, a California-based startup, has developed small, fractional data centers, or "nodes," called XFRA units. The idea is to take advantage of unused electrical capacity on local grids, which the ...

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Everything is bigger in Texas, and by 2030, that age-old adage could become true of the global data center boom. On March 9, Microsoft registered two new filings with the Texas Department of Licensing ...

The March session of the University of Iowa’s AI Lightning Talks, themed “AI in Research: Inside Faculty Workflows,” featured staff and faculty who have been implementing artificial intelligence into ...

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Data centers are being built at a frantic pace all over the world, driven by the AI boom. These facilities consume staggering amounts of electricity. By 2028, AI servers alone may use as much energy ...