Business & Startups
Atomic Machines unveils a fast switch built from digital code
The company says tiny moving contacts let PrimeSwitch open in 50 microseconds.
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AI
Crusoe drops its $1.25 billion order for Boom Supersonic turbines
Boom loses the launch customer for its data center power business but says it still plans to ship 250 megawatts next year.
Business & Startups
Nscale raises $3.36 billion in convertible notes ahead of its IPO
The British AI cloud company, backed by Nvidia, is preparing a New York listing that could value it at $35 billion.
Science
Fervo's Utah geothermal plant sends its first 33 MW to the grid
Cape Station is the first large power plant to use enhanced geothermal, a method borrowed from oil and gas drilling.
Science
Energy Department puts $1.9 billion into upgrading old power lines
Thirty-one projects in 26 states will upgrade existing lines instead of building new ones, adding more than 23 gigawatts.
Society & Policy
California requires data centers to report water and power use
Governor Newsom signed seven bills covering water, electricity and grid connection costs, a year after vetoing a similar measure.
AI
Alibaba plans 20 gigawatts of data centers and unveils a new AI chip
CEO Eddie Wu called the Zhenwu V900 the most powerful AI chip in China today and set a six-year horizon for the buildout.
Society & Policy
AI data centers could leave up to 617 million metric tons of e-waste
A Basel Action Network report counts all equipment, not just chips, and finds accelerators are only 13 percent of the weight.
Business & Startups
Crusoe raises $3.9 billion for AI data centers at $30.9B valuation
The company building OpenAI's Texas campus also makes small data centers that fit on a truck.