Trump DOE Lends $5B to Nuclear Plants Powering Data Centers
Constellation Energy will receive $5 billion in government loans to modernize nuclear reactors. Most of the new capacity is already committed to Google, Amazon, and Meta.
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Data center boom has an upside: innovation for the US grid
As the AI boom stresses the existing power grid, industry insiders say new opportunities for grid modernization are also emerging as a result.
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Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman told TechCrunch Disrupt that AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings may be drowning out the technology's potential benefits.
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Can the AI industry win over data center opponents by dropping NDAs?
On Equity, we debate the impact of data center moratoriums and whether the AI industry has a communication problem.
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Batteries Now Cheaper Than Natural Gas Turbines Favored by Many Data Centers
Four-hour batteries were cheaper than open-cycle gas turbines in all 43 markets Wood Mackenzie surveyed, as the data center boom pushes turbine prices up.
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Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Ben Longmier (Ambrosia Energy) and Bill Thayer (Bloom Energy) join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up to $100.
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