US midterms 2026: Why AI data centres, power bills and water use are becoming local election issuesThe 2026 US midterm elections are on the horizon and data centers for artificial intelligence are becoming a big issue Voters are worried a...
15 Oct, 2026, 09.48 PM IST
Grid connectivity, land and water availability key hurdles for India's data centre expansion: Crisil IntelligenceSpeaking exclusively to on the sidelines of a power sector event focused on artificial intelligence (AI), Mittal said the growing relations...
15 Oct, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
India's data-centre capacity may surge to 24-26 GW, impact on overall power demand to remain limited: CEA ChairmanIndia's data-centre capacity may increase to 24-26 GW, which is substantially higher than the current capacity. However, this growth will s...
15 Oct, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
India's data centre capacity may surge to 24-26 GW, impact on overall power demand to remain limited: CEA ChairmanIndia's data-centre capacity could surge to 24-26 GW from less than 2 GW currently, however, its share of overall electricity demand is lik...
15 Oct, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
D-Street's proxy AI trade shines in a bleak year for stocksIndia's Nifty 50 index faces considerable challenges this year, with a significant drop since January. In contrast, stocks linked to artifi...
14 Oct, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
India's proxy AI trade shines in a bleak year for stocksDespite a notable decline in the Nifty 50 index, Indian stocks tied to artificial intelligence have surged impressively. Key players like o...
14 Oct, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
Not gold, GDP, military strength or rare earths: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, says this hidden metric reveals true economic strengthElon Musk has offered a different way to judge the strength of a major economy. In an October 10 post on X, the Tesla and SpaceX chief exec...
13 Oct, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
Anthropic warns of AI 'worms' spreading across smart gadgetsSmall artificial intelligence models may be only months away from being able to behave like a computer worm, copying themselves from one in...
13 Oct, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
US AI data centre startups raise $33.5 billion in 2026 amid power constraints: ReportThe report said investors are increasingly backing technologies that combine energy supply with computing infrastructure as power availabil...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
US AI data centre startups raise $33.5 billion in 2026 amid power constraints: Morgan StanleyUS startups have significantly increased their funding, raising $33.5 billion for technologies addressing AI data centre challenges. This f...
13 Oct, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
NVIDIA opens AI data centre designs as it pushes for industry-wide standardsNVIDIA is collaborating with Google, Meta, AMD, and Cisco to set standards for AI data centres. This partnership aims to create common blue...
13 Oct, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
US moves to stop AI data centres from pushing up household electricity bills. Here's what could change for AmericansAs artificial intelligence expands across the US, data centres are consuming more electricity, raising concerns about rising power bills fo...
12 Oct, 2026, 10.58 PM IST
Sequoia-backed chip startup Nuvacore raising funds at about a $2.5 billion valuationNuvacore is seeking to raise the funds as the appetite for central processors has swollen due to the thirst for data-crunching capacity to ...
11 Oct, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
AI applications will force telecom networks to rethink uplink, spectrum and power: Ericsson India MDMD Nitin Bansal said that as the technology moves beyond chatbots and into devices such as AI-enabled glasses and other applications that c...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
Data centers' 'flexible' power usage could save the grid billions. Can they scale?In light of rising electricity demands from data centers, technology firms and utility providers are exploring innovative strategies to inc...
08 Oct, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
As AI threatens to overload the power grid and America faces an electricity crunch, here’s what tech giants are betting on to keep the power flowingU.S. electricity consumption grew by less than 0.5% annually. Now, AI data centers, factories, robotics and wider electrification are pushi...
07 Oct, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Nvidia, Broadcom shielded as AI power crunch hits chip supply chain, says Morgan StanleyThe brokerage estimated last month that US data-center developers face a 34% net power shortfall through 2028, equivalent to 32 GW, after a...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.30 AM IST