Data Centers
Data center news: construction, power demand, and the infrastructure behind AI.
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GAO says NRC lost about 500 staff and underused hiring authorities
Auditors found the Nuclear Regulatory Commission paid $335,000 in ADVANCE Act performance bonuses but has not used direct-hire or pay-flexibility tools as advanced reactor applications rise.
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Senate data-center power fight meets AI industry-union alliance
The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3; Majority Leader Thune is teeing up a Wednesday procedural vote as OpenAI, Blackstone and the IBEW launch a…
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Russia strikes Kyivstar headquarters and Vodafone Ukraine data center
Kyivstar told Interfax its Kyiv head office was hit with no casualties; Russia’s Defense Ministry said it struck a Vodafone Ukraine data center, which the company…
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Nscale raises $3.36 billion in convertible notes ahead of U.S. IPO
The British AI cloud company, which reports $103 billion in contracted value, largely from Anthropic and Microsoft, has five active data centers and 12 more in…
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Energy Department picks 31 grid projects for $1.9 billion as data center demand grows
The SPARK awards, paired with $3.35 billion in recipient cost share, target reconductoring and grid-enhancing technologies that DOE says will add more than 23 gigawatts of…
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Prince William County ends by-right data centers; Chicago mayor proposes one-year pause
Supervisors in Northern Virginia voted 8-0 to shrink the zone where data centers can be built without a public vote, and Chicago’s mayor introduced a 12-month…
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