AI data centre

Odisha has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HCLTech to establish an AI Data Centre. The project aims to deliver secure, scalable, and inclusive digital infrastructure for government bodies, research institutions, startups, and enterprises.

Google's plan to build a 50-hectare 'energy-gobbling' AI data centre on farmland in Austria has sparked fury. The project has drawn public anger over land use and energy consumption concerns.

Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) and SenseTime, a Chinese AI firm, have partnered to build a home-grown AI data centre by 2030. The project will be completed in three stages, with phase one targeting 40,000 petaflops of computing power by 2030.

Data centres consume significant amounts of water and electricity, and they contribute to environmental heating, according to a study. The article highlights the heat production and locations of AI data centres.

A global poll finds Americans leading a backlash against AI data centres, with the US having the lowest support among 15 large economies for infrastructure expansion.

Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary plans to build an AI data centre in rural Utah, similar to his proposed $70-billion project in northern Alberta. The Utah project faces opposition due to environmental concerns.