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Thursday 5 November

Renewable Innovations joins US DOE lab project on fuel cell power for AI data centers

AI-generated summary Renewable Innovations announced it has joined a US DOE-backed research project to develop fuel cell power systems for AI data centers. The initiative will test how tightly coupled fuel cell and compute-rack architectures cope with the dynamic power profiles of AI workloads and includes a field demonstration at the Sky Data Centers site in Santa Rosa, California.

OpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Center Efforts After Outcry

AI-generated summary OpenAI announced it will avoid nondisclosure agreements during data center negotiations and ensure residents do not pay for project electricity. The company states this framework should be adopted into laws governing the expansion of artificial intelligence following recent voter decisions.

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Activists across Europe prepare two days of protests against datacentres

AI-generated summary Activists across Europe will hold two days of protests against datacentres this week to call for a halt to major artificial intelligence projects. Owen Espley says communities and civil society are rising up to demand politicians impose moratoria on large-scale datacentre developments.

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Wednesday 4 November

After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming

AI-generated summary Following the midterm results, Democrats secured full control of Congress and made data center limitations available for discussion. Goldman Sachs predicts that data center construction delays will occur in states like Georgia and Texas due to these Democratic gains.

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Democratic victories cloud outlook for AI data center rollout

AI-generated summary Democratic victories have rolled out new threats and uncertainty for the future outlook of artificial intelligence data centers in key United States states. Investors are increasingly worried that impending stricter regulations and environmental constraints will make it more difficult for artificial intelligence firms to profit from their investments.

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Ohio already has 125 local data center moratoriums. Early results from its 21 ballot measures on AI infrastructure have determined there will be more

A women holds a protest sign reading "Defend Youngstown from corporate greed."

AI-generated summary Ohio voters released early results showing the rejection of AI infrastructure across numerous ballot measures on Tuesday. At least 14 municipalities passed bans or other restrictions on data centers as communities opposed the AI buildout.

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Tuesday 3 November

OpenAI Wants to Rebrand AI Data Centers, Use Them to 'Protect the Grid'

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AI-generated summary OpenAI announced its Grid Protectors Program to let future facilities reduce electricity consumption during emergencies and periods of high demand. The company states that families and small businesses should not be asked to subsidize a compute campus's electricity needs.

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AMD shares rise after hours as Q4 revenue outlook of $17bn tops forecasts on AI ramp

AI-generated summary Advanced Micro Devices launched its fourth-quarter revenue outlook of $17bn alongside stronger-than-expected third-quarter financial results. Advanced Micro Devices says growth should accelerate further as it ramps production of its Helios AI rack system and next-generation Venice server processors.

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Fireworks contracts 5MW of Nvidia Blackwell Ultra capacity at Era4 data center in UK

AI-generated summary Open-model AI company Fireworks announced that it will lease five megawatts of direct-liquid-cooled capacity powered by Nvidia Blackwell Ultra HGX B300 GPUs at Era4's data center in Chesterfield. Lin Qiao says this agreement with Era4 expands the company's capacity in the UK to develop new services for regulated businesses including financial services, insurance, and life sciences sectors.