Data Centers
Jul 22, 2026
Data Centers on Track to Use 4x More Power by 2035
A new analysis projects that global data center electricity demand will quadruple by 2035, driven overwhelmingly by AI workloads. New facilities built through 2033 alone could match India's entire national power consumption — a sobering benchmark for an industry racing to scale.
AI
Data Centers
Infrastructure
Jul 14, 2026
New York Becomes First State to Enact a Data Center Ban
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a first-of-its-kind statewide moratorium blocking new environmental permits for large data centers in New York. The order targets facilities over 50 megawatts and gives the state up to a year to develop regulations around energy costs and environmental impact. A broader legislative bill with a stricter threshold still awaits her signature.
AI infrastructure
data centers
energy policy
Jul 13, 2026
Sam Altman's Space Data Center Doubts Backed by Experts
Sam Altman publicly dismissed space-based data centers as impractical, but his hot take isn't as contrarian as it seems. Most infrastructure experts already agree the economics and physics don't add up — at least not yet. Here's why Altman's trash talk is closer to consensus than controversy.
Sam Altman
Data Centers
AI Infrastructure
Jun 29, 2026
Omen AI Raises $31M to Fight Data Center Bacteria
Omen AI has closed a $31 million Series A to deploy real-time monitoring technology inside liquid cooling systems at data centers. The startup's sensors detect bacterial contamination and coolant degradation before they cause costly hardware failures. As AI workloads push chips to their thermal limits, the company is betting that coolant health is the next critical infrastructure problem to solve.
Data Centers
Liquid Cooling
AI Infrastructure