Data Centers

Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary has acquired an additional 13,000 acres to develop sites for bitcoin miners and data centers. He emphasizes that physical infrastructure, rather than most crypto tokens, will be key to future value creation in these sectors.

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Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has implemented Valve's low-latency Linux scheduler from the Steam Deck across its massive data centers. This technology, originally designed to prevent dropped frames in gaming, is now optimizing Meta's server workloads. The move highlights the crossover between consumer hardware innovations and enterprise computing.

Lenovo has proposed innovative concepts for future data centers, including those floating in the sky and utilizing geothermal spas. This vision addresses the surging data demands driven by AI tools. The ideas highlight the need to expand beyond current infrastructure capabilities.

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Cooling a single Nvidia Blackwell Ultra NVL72 rack requires $50,000, equivalent to the price of a Tesla Model Y. This highlights the escalating thermal demands of next-generation AI hardware. Costs are projected to rise further with upcoming racks.

AMD has embraced a Meta-backed open rack standard with its new Helios AI super racks powered by MI450 chips. Oracle stands as the first major client, committing to 50,000 GPUs. The racks are projected to deliver 1.4 exaFLOPS of compute power for massive AI workloads.

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Governors from 11 states served by PJM Interconnection have demanded more influence over the grid operator's decisions amid rising electricity costs driven by data centers. Led by Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro, they met in Philadelphia in late September and threatened potential withdrawal if changes are not made. The push highlights tensions between tech expansion and consumer affordability.