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30 articles about data in AI news
Intel's Orbital Data Centers: Two-Tier LEO Satellite Network
Intel proposed two-tier orbital data centers managing thousands of simple LEO satellites via higher-orbit compute nodes. No specs or timelines disclosed.
CarParts.com and CarGurus Turn Proprietary Data Into Moats in Q2 Earnings
CarParts.com and CarGurus revealed in Aug. 6 earnings calls that proprietary data creates competitive moats. CarParts.com combines digital and physical layers; CarGurus leverages its data for differentiation. This underscores data's strategic value in automotive e-commerce.
Guillotine Protest Escalates AI Data Center Fight in Ohio Town
Protesters brought a guillotine to an Ohio city council meeting over an AI data center, forcing a developer rep to be escorted out by police. The incident signals escalating local resistance to AI infrastructure.
Virginia Forces AI Data Centers to Fund Grid Upgrades After 76% Rate Hikes
Virginia requires AI data centers to pay for dedicated grid infrastructure after 76% rate hikes. Governor Youngkin says it saves civilians hundreds of millions.
Y Combinator-Backed Impact Drones Intercepts Missiles for Data Centers
Impact Drones, YC-backed, launched missile-intercepting drone service for data centers and grids. Details scarce, but signals a new physical security niche for AI infrastructure.
Nashville Threatens Eminent Domain to Block $700M Data Center Near Zoo
Nashville threatens eminent domain to block a $700M data center near the zoo, potentially forcing the developer to sell. The move escalates local resistance to AI infrastructure.
ACE-Data-0: 150h Embodied Dataset Released on Hugging Face
ACE-Data-0, a 150-hour multimodal embodied dataset, released on Hugging Face for robotics research, featuring egocentric video, motion, and tactile data.
Survey: Embodied Manipulation Data Fits Five-Layer Pyramid
A new survey organizes embodied manipulation data into five layers — real-robot, UMI, egocentric, simulation, general — and analyzes how models combine them. The framework maps data quality against cost, highlighting UMI as a key bridge.
530+ Local U.S. Laws Now Target Data Centers, Heatmap Finds
Heatmap counted 530+ local U.S. laws restricting data centers. Municipal permitting, not capital, may now be the binding constraint on AI infrastructure buildout.
Lawmakers Back $100B Paducah AI Data Center at Uranium Site
Kentucky lawmakers back a $100B AI data center at Paducah's former uranium plant, pairing compute with gas power. Details on tenant and timeline remain undisclosed.
Crusoe, Aalo Atomics Partner on Nuclear AI Data Center
Crusoe and Aalo Atomics partner to build nuclear-powered AI data centers using 50 MW SMRs. The deal targets AI's energy bottleneck, with no site or financial details disclosed.
DeepSeek Builds Gigawatt-Scale AI Data Center in Inner Mongolia
DeepSeek is building a gigawatt-scale AI data center in Inner Mongolia, per Bloomberg. The project marks a strategic pivot from efficiency to raw compute scale.
Hyperscalers' AI Data Center Spend Traps Them in a Vicious Cycle
Ed Zitron argues hyperscalers' AI data center spending traps them in a cycle where more spend leads to more losses, as competitive pressure forces unsustainable capital outlays.
EDB Postgres AI Outperforms Vector Databases for Agentic AI Workloads
EDB claims its Postgres AI beats dedicated vector databases, lakehouses, and document stores on speed, accuracy, and cost for agentic AI. The benchmark results suggest potential cost savings for enterprises building AI agents.
Meta, BlackRock Invest $14B in Texas AI Data Center
Meta and BlackRock invest $14B in a Texas AI data center with 1GW capacity, marking a major infrastructure play.
AI Data Center Sues for 287M Gallons of Colorado River Water
California's largest AI data center project sues for 287M gallons of Colorado River water, 0.03% of Imperial Valley supply, citing farm-equivalent impact.
OpenAI's $20B Georgia Data Center Tests Gigawatt Buildout
OpenAI announced $20B Georgia data center. Gigawatt buildout faces execution test amid supply chain and power constraints.
Lumonic MCP Server Cuts Portfolio Data Prep from 3 Hours to 30 Seconds for
Lumonic MCP server gives Claude Code instant access to audit-ready portfolio data, cutting data prep from 3 hours to 30 seconds via `claude mcp add lumonic`.
AI's $500B Data Center Debt Mirrors Subprime Crisis
Ed Zitron warns AI's $500B data center debt mirrors subprime crisis, posing systemic risk if demand stalls.
Data Center Construction Hits Global Capacity Wall, 70% of Markets Overstretched
Turner & Townsend report finds 70% of markets overstretched in data center construction, with 90% citing MEP trade shortages. US needs 650K workers.
Fluidstack Raises $830M at $7.5B Valuation for AI Data Centers
Fluidstack raised $830M at $7.5B, nearly tripling its 2025 valuation, to build AI data centers. The round underscores booming investor appetite for AI infrastructure.
Zhipu AI Builds 1GW China-Only Data Center, Acquires Compiler Startup
Zhipu AI builds 1GW all-domestic chip data center, acquires compiler startup, explores custom AI chip development to decouple from Nvidia.
zAI Completes 1-Gigawatt AI Data Center Without Nvidia Chips
zAI built a 1GW AI data center in China with no Nvidia chips, using only domestic silicon. It supports frontier GLM model development and has begun operations.
Power Companies Seize Private Land for AI Data Center Lines
Power companies can seize private land via eminent domain for AI data center transmission lines, per @tomshardware, but the report lacks specifics on companies, locations, and legal filings.
Claude Code Artifacts Now Call MCP Connectors for Live Data
Claude Code artifacts now call MCP connectors, enabling live data fetching and actions in generated dashboards and apps, announced via tweet.
New York pauses AI data centers >50 MW in first U.S. state ban
New York pauses permits for data centers over 50 MW for one year — first U.S. state ban on AI data centers. GEIS will set standards for grid, water, and community impacts.
Databricks Tests Coding Agents on Its Own Codebase
Databricks benchmarked coding agents on its own polyglot codebase. GLM-5.2 matched top closed models, a minimal harness halved costs, and cheaper-per-token models cost more per task.
Prefab Data Centers Become Default for AI Buildout
AI demand is making prefabricated data centers the default, cutting build time by 30-50% and supporting 50+ kW per rack power densities.
OpenAI Stargate Abilene: $100B data center cluster breaks ground in Texas
OpenAI's $100B Stargate Abilene data center cluster in Texas targets 5 GW capacity by 2028, the largest single AI compute build. Epoch AI estimates power consumption equivalent to 5 nuclear reactors.
Databricks Defaults to Chinese Model GLM 5.2, Matches Opus at $1.28/Task
Databricks defaulted to GLM 5.2 after it matched Opus 4.8 at $1.28/task vs $1.94. The move signals enterprises building custom benchmarks and multi-vendor AI stacks.