AI’s power crunch turns Bitcoin miners’ grid access into an asset

The police chief announced no criminal wrongdoing has been found regarding the planning of a now-dead data center project near the city's wastewater treatment plant.

Helix's entry into AI infrastructure, backed by major players, could reshape data center dynamics, impacting energy markets and AI deployment strategies. The post Helix Digital Infrastructure seeks US data center acquisition backed by $10B from KKR, NVIDIA, and sovereign wealth appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

In lieu of formalized statewide regulations, a growing number of cities and counties in Illinois are starting to tell data centers to come back later or adhere to new regulations.

A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers - including information people reveal to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude. In the coming weeks, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) are planning to debut a new version of the Health and Location Data Protection Act that's better suited to the AI era. The former version of the bill, first introduced in June 2022, prohibited data brokers from collecting and selling health and location data. Four years later, it's expanded to ban other companies from selling such data to brokers, and to specifically cover … Read the full story at The Verge.

AirTrunk's IPO could catalyze Singapore's position as a digital infrastructure hub, potentially spurring more data center REITs in the region. The post AirTrunk nears confidential IPO filing for REIT in Singapore, targeting over $1B raise appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Two of the largest Chinese wealth funds, Wealspring Asset and Banxia, have warned about the impending doom of the global AI boom, stating that the so-called bubble may burst in the near future, as AI companies still lack a long-term moat for their operation. Chinese Wealth Funds Talk AI Bubble Burst Amid ‘Mindless Buying’ Period […]

Firmus Technologies' expansion into Indonesia with Nvidia could accelerate AI infrastructure growth and energy-efficient data solutions in Asia-Pacific. The post Firmus Technologies partners with Nvidia to build data center in Indonesia appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The surge in data center investment reshapes energy markets, supply chains, and tech infrastructure, impacting sectors from semiconductors to AI. The post Data center construction spending in US surpasses airports, ports, and transit combined appeared first on Crypto Briefing.