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Developer

Databricks acquires Electric to put Postgres inside AI agents

Databricks has acquired Electric, a startup specializing in WebAssembly-based Postgres databases, to enable AI agents to process data locally and reduce latency. The acquisition pairs Electric's PGLite and Sync with Databricks' Lakebase, creating a two-tier architecture for local and centralized data. Analysts see potential for faster, cheaper agentic apps, but governance and synchronization challenges remain.

Aug 136 minNeura News
Industry

Nearly $4 Billion in Settlements Pays Companies to Cancel US Power Projects

The Trump administration has committed nearly $4 billion in public funds to pay energy companies to cancel planned power projects, mostly offshore wind, despite declaring a national energy emergency. The settlements often require investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, reducing planned electricity supply and increasing fossil fuel dependence. The cancelled projects represent several gigawatts of potential generation, even as US electricity demand rises rapidly.

Aug 88 minNeura News
Industry

PJM to Cut Power to Large Data Centers During Grid Shortages

PJM Interconnection, operator of the largest U.S. electrical grid, will temporarily cut power to data centers of 50 megawatts or larger starting June 2027 to prevent blackouts. The move follows an auction that failed to secure enough new generating capacity. Affected customers will be compensated, and the decision is expected to push data centers toward on-site power generation, often using diesel generators.

Jul 283 minNeura News
Industry

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