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A global semiconductor sell-off drove Nasdaq 100 futures down 1.9% on Friday, as investors questioned the sustainability of AI infrastructure spending and U.S.-Iran hostilities renewed pressure on energy markets.

Marc Sabatini · 26 DAYS AGO

Grassroots opposition to AI data center construction has more than doubled in a single quarter, with protesters blocking or delaying at least 75 U.S. projects valued at $130 billion as communities push back against rising energy costs, water concerns, and environmental impacts.

Jay Goldberg · 31 DAYS AGO

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted unanimously Thursday to allow AI data centers and other large power users to connect more quickly to the U.S. electric grid, advancing a Trump administration priority amid rising public concern over electricity costs and grid reliability.

Sara Montes de Oca · 55 DAYS AGO

Meta Platforms will lease a 168 MW AI-enabled data center in India from Reliance Industries, with the Jamnagar facility set to be delivered within two years and accompanied by nearly 1 GW of renewable energy partnerships.

Sara Montes de Oca · 63 DAYS AGO

General Motors announced a partnership with Denver-based startup Peak Energy to develop sodium-ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage and AI data centers, with customer-ready cells targeted for delivery after 2028.

Jay Goldberg · 64 DAYS AGO

Bloom Energy shares rose after it announced a partnership with European AI cloud provider Nebius, which will pay Bloom up to $2.6 billion in service fees to deploy fuel-cell power systems at its European data centers.

Jay Goldberg · 83 DAYS AGO