Australia Climate Minister Chris Bowen

Australia Seeks to Balance AI Data Centre Boom With Renewable Energy Expansion Amid Rising Electricity Demand and Climate Commitments

Australia is seeking to attract billions of dollars in investment from global technology companies developing artificial intelligence infrastructure while ensuring that the rapid expansion of energy-intensive data centres does not undermine its renewable energy transition or drive up electricity prices....
Democrats‘ wins this week have ignited fears that the artificial intelligence trade is coming undone on Wall Street,

Democrats’ Data Centre Crackdown Triggers Wall Street Rout as Trump Blames Election Results for Market Turmoil

A growing political backlash against artificial intelligence data centres in the United States has sent shockwaves through financial markets, raising concerns about the future of the country's technology investment boom and exposing the economic risks of efforts to restrict the...
silicon valley data centers

Tech Giants Turn to Nuclear Energy Solutions for Power-Intensive AI Infrastructure

In a strategic shift blending sustainability with technological ambition, Silicon Valley is embracing nuclear energy, particularly small modular reactors (SMRs), as a cornerstone to power artificial intelligence (AI) advancements. As AI computing demands surge, industry leaders argue that nuclear energy...
Indonesia Data Centers

Indonesia’s Rising Emissions: Fueling Asia’s Energy-Intensive Data Centers

Jakarta, Indonesia A tech worker in an industrial town near Jakarta is working at a data center, which is energy and water-intensive, fueled by computer servers and cloud computing. The facility requires round-the-clock electricity, largely provided by burning coal. Indonesia...