Senator Bernie Sanders Calls for National Freeze on Data Center Construction
Escalates political pressure from inquiries into power costs to potential legislative attempts to halt development entirely, threatening pipelines.
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Global Server Spending Hits Record $112B in Q3 Driven by Hyperscalers
Provides hard data confirming the AI hardware supercycle is accelerating, with spend up 61% year-over-year despite power constraints.
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SpaceX and Blue Origin Initiate Competition for Orbital Data Center Infrastructure
Signals the entry of aerospace heavyweights into the digital infrastructure market, positioning space as a potential solution for terrestrial energy and cooling limits.
2,000 US Power Projects Cancelled This Year Despite Critical Supply Crunch
Highlights a deepening disconnect between generation ambition and regulatory reality, suggesting the power bottleneck will worsen despite capital availability.
Broadcom CEO Dismisses Near-Term Viability of Silicon Photonics in Data Centers
A major contrarian signal from a leading chip supplier contradicting the industry consensus that optical interconnects are immediately necessary for next-gen AI clusters.
India Debuts Domestic RISC-V Processor 'DHRUV64' to Reduce Import Reliance
A tangible step in the 'sovereign AI' trend, showing major markets moving to decouple from Western/Taiwanese semiconductor supply chains.