US' largest power grid PJM orders emergency curbs as electricity use nears record peakAmerica's largest power grid operator, PJM, urged customers to reduce electricity use amid a severe heatwave. Generator outages and overloa...
04 Jul, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
Blackstone's QTS terminates Digital Gateway data center project in VirginiaThe data center operator has faced years of local opposition and litigation over the project, despite it being approved by the Prince Wil...
03 Jul, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
AI race weakens climate pledges at Google, AmazonGoogle and Amazon this week reported sharp increases in greenhouse gas emissions, driven by the frantic construction of artificial intellig...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
Crusoe in talks to raise $3 billion funding: reportThe startup has contracts to supply AI computing power for the likes of Meta and Oracle, the report said, as technology giants spend bill...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.39 AM IST
A coastal city in the south is quietly powering India's AI futureVisakhapatnam is emerging as India's next AI infrastructure hub, attracting massive investments from tech giants like Google and Reliance. ...
02 Jul, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
Battery recycler BatX Energies raises Rs 105 crore from IvyCap Ventures, othersBatX Energies has secured Rs 105 crore in a funding round led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from existing investors. The startup s...
02 Jul, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Valar nuclear startup partners with Nvidia on data center aiming to conserve waterCalifornia-based Valar announced the partnership in Utah at the site of its small nuclear plant called a microreactor. It also ran a demo...
02 Jul, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Oaktree-backed ITG jumps in Nasdaq debut, signaling strong AI infrastructure demandThe debut adds to signs that investor appetite for companies supporting the AI buildout remains robust, as hyperscalers and technology fir...
01 Jul, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
Gas plants for US data centers to be major source of climate change-linked emissions, report saysThe Environmental Integrity Project reviewed 74 gas-fired US power plant projects proposed or planned to provide electricity directly to ...
01 Jul, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
Micron, GM sign semiconductor supply agreement for vehiclesGeneral Motors has signed a landmark long-term agreement with Micron Technology to ensure a steady supply of vital memory and storage chips...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
Panasonic to localise its US data centre battery production, CEO saysAutomakers and battery companies, which now face a weak market for electric vehicles in the US, are scrambling to repurpose battery factor...
30 Jun, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
‘Microsoft powered genocide for 994 days’: Employee quits in dramatic resignation email, sends 'unhappy email' to thousands of company's employees. Here's what he wroteA Microsoft employee in Italy has resigned, alleging the tech giant fuels Israel's military actions in Gaza. His farewell email claims Micr...
30 Jun, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
No chips, no glory for India's AI companies racing to lock in GPUsRamprakash Ramamoorthy, director of AI research, Zoho, which is running its own data centre, said the compute cost has gone up significantl...
30 Jun, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Qualcomm forecasts $15 billion data center chip sales by 2029, shares soarQualcomm also said it expects $40 billion in revenue from chips outside its smartphone stronghold by 2029, up from previous estimates of $2...
25 Jun, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
US announces $17.5 billion in loans for nuclear power supply chainThe U.S. Department of Energy is offering $17.5 billion in conditional loans to bolster the domestic nuclear supply chain, aiming to accele...
24 Jun, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
Chevron signs pact with Microsoft for powering its Texas data centreChevron and Microsoft have partnered for a 20-year deal to power a Texas data center. The Kilby facility will supply 2.67 gigawatts using G...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centersFederal regulators are speeding up power grid connections for big energy users like AI data centers. This move aims to boost America's comp...
18 Jun, 2026, 09.16 PM IST