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Data center electricity use could quadruple by 2035

A new report from BloombergNEF predicts that U.S. data centers will consume four times more electricity by 2035, accounting for one-fifth of the nation's total power generation. The surge is driven by AI compute demand, with nearly half of new capacity going to training and inference. The forecast is 83% higher than BloombergNEF's previous estimate, reflecting rapid data center development and strained electrical grids.

Jul 213 minNeura News
AI Models

Meta in talks to sell AI compute to Anthropic in $10B deal

Meta is reportedly negotiating a deal to rent out compute capacity from its data centers to Anthropic. The arrangement could be worth up to $10 billion over two years. Anthropic proposed the deal in June, and Meta is still reviewing it. Either party could walk away. For Meta, this would create a new revenue stream, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously indicated he would sell excess capacity if internal AI demand fell short.

Jul 173 minNeura News
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Apple Sues OpenAI, New York Halts Data Centers, Cyclosporiasis Spreads

Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing hardware secrets through former employees, including chief hardware officer Tang Tan. Meanwhile, New York became the first state to impose a moratorium on large-scale data centers, drawing criticism from Donald Trump. The episode also covers OpenAI employees funding a rival super PAC for AI guardrails, DOGE's use of AI at HUD facing FOIA stonewalling, and a cyclosporiasis outbreak spreading across over 30 states.

Jul 166 minNeura News
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Amazon data centers consumed 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025

Amazon has disclosed that its global data center operations used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, marking the first time the company has released such figures. The report comes shortly after Seattle enacted a one-year moratorium on data center construction, which some Amazon employees had pushed for. Amazon claims its water efficiency improved by 2% compared to 2024, and that its data centers are seven times more efficient than the industry average.

Jun 113 minNeura News
AI Models

NVIDIA Confidential Computing Powers Apple Private Cloud Compute Expansion

NVIDIA announced that its GPUs with Confidential Computing are now used for confidential inference in Apple's Private Cloud Compute (PCC) as Apple expands PCC beyond its own data centers to Google Cloud. The integration, unveiled at Apple's WWDC 2026, uses NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to support server-side inference for Apple Foundation Models, built by Apple and Google using technologies behind the Gemini family of models. The hardware-based security layer ensures that no one, including system builders, can access user data during processing.

Jun 93 minNeura News
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SoftBank to invest 75 billion euros in French AI data centers

SoftBank has announced plans to build AI data centers in France with a total capacity of 5 gigawatts, representing an investment worth up to 75 billion euros. The first phase includes 45 billion euros for 3.1 gigawatts in the Hauts-de-France region, with sites in Dunkirk, Bosquel, and Bouchain targeted by 2031. The project, unveiled at President Macron's Choose France summit, is SoftBank's largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe.

May 313 minNeura News