Thai data center boom sparks fears of water shortage, air pollution https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/thai-data-center-boom-sparks-fears-of-water-shortage-air-pollution/

#Thailand #Thai #environment #water #pollution #DataCenter #DataCenters

NVIDIA's NVLink Spine

The bottleneck for AI isn't the GPU, it's the networking. Enter the NVLink Spine. Delivering 130 TB/s of bandwidth, it's the new backbone of the data center. Here’s why Jensen Huang is calling it a game-changer.

https://gadgetrain.com/read/blog/nvidias-nvlink-spine-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-why-it-changes-everything-for-ai

#AI #Tech #DataCenter #NVIDIA

This is closer to what I thought AI would be...

And what i first thought of in the quiet and pleasurable frame of science fiction looms. Data centers. That was not a part of my fantasy.

And here we are.

How many human brain cells networked does it take to make a human mind? And what sort of prison would it be for them? Us?

https://www.techspot.com/news/111642-doom-running-human-brain-cell-powered-computer-headed.html

#datacenter #sciencefiction #ai

Boy, #SanfordME seems to be the target of #Greenwashing #SnakeOilSalesmen! First an Amazon #Datacenter, now they want to truck all the #PFAS to a plant that may or may not work!

Residents pack Sanford forum on #biosolids plant, asking questions and voicing concerns

#AriesCleanTechnologies saw a major turnout at the open house it held to explain its proposal, and some attendees were left frustrated by a lack of answers.

by Penelope Overton and Abigail Driscoll
Posted February 25, 2026

Excerpt: "According to the official Aries Technologies website, the gasification process destroys 99% of forever chemicals. [I've seen other percentages cited! 95%, 97%... Who knows exactly how much?!!]

"Some people aren’t convinced.
'We haven’t seen any third-party research that backs their claims,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, a representative from the #SanfordCleanAirAndWaterCoalition, a group that began this month to promote transparency from Aries and share its concerns over the possible environmental impacts of the proposed treatment center.

" 'We want assurances that they will be held accountable in the event of a spill,' Dumont-Wilson explained, adding that one of the coalition’s concerns is how little research has been done into the process Aries uses." [Sneaky, sneaky! Just like the datacenters!!!]

[...]

"Despite these assurances, the developer faces a high bar in proving its #gasification technology is ready for large-scale use. Aries acknowledged its facility in #LindenNJ, has been 'temporarily idled' for equipment upgrades [and it only functioned intermittently for a year before being closed!]. The company maintains that the issues were related to dryers rather than the core technology."

Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/25/sludge-plant-developer-tries-to-woo-sanford-2/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/fYjLK

Related article:
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2026-02-24/sanford-could-host-sludge-processing-plant

#MainePol #MEPol #ForeverChemicals

🏗️ Il progresso dell'IA mette in bilico la costruzione di case. Verso un futuro sostenibile o una crisi abitativa? #DataCenter #CrisiAbitativa 🌐

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/business/allarme-i-data-center-ia-frenano-ledilizia-2026-03-12

🔌 Struggling with network speed bottlenecks or compatibility issues in your data center?

✅ Here’s a reliable solution—10G/2.5G/1000BASE-T/100BASE-T copper RJ45 SFP+ module supports:
🔹 10G / 2.5G / 1G / 100M auto-negotiation
🔹 Plug-and-play with a compact RJ45 connector
🔹 Reliable performance from 0°C to +70°C
🔹 Compact, hot-pluggable design with low power consumption

#Networking #SFP #10G #DataCenter #TechInnovation #CopperModule #ITInfrastructure #DataCenter #Telecom #RJModule

Planning a Successful Data Center Decommissioning Project

The unorganized demolition leads to colossal security and economic wastage. A well managed Data Center Decommissioning project consists of careful tagging of assets, disconnection of live environment, and safe logistics. This is a strategic tool that reduces the downtime and ensures that no inventory is lost that is tracked.

Read More: https://www.promoteproject.com/article/212101/planning-a-successful-data-center-decommissioning-project

#datacenterdecommissioning #datacenter

Good to see demand management being tested to adjust the power needs of AI workloads without impacting latency, and to curtail energy usage to maintain grid stability temporarily.

#energy #power #electricity #grid #datacentre #datacenter #demandmanagement #nationalgrid #ESO #nebius #nvidia #emeraldai #AI

https://www.nationalgrid.com/uk-first-trial-ai-grid-technology-successfully-demonstrates-ability-data-centres-adjust-power-needs

Formation flying & optical links: High-precision orbital positioning and reliable laser communications are technically complex.

Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/ApEBv

#ai #google #datacenter

🎭 Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’

｢ But a Guardian investigation has shown the money isn’t necessarily real, the datacentres may not be new, the jobs are unaccounted for – and the supercomputer site 12 miles north of London is still a scaffolding yard ｣
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments

#uk #ai #bubble #datacenter