Elena Schlossberg and her husband bought their property in Prince William County, Virginia, in 2000. Over the years, the rise of artificial intelligence has transformed their bucolic community into a major hub for data centers, and Mrs. Schlossberg isn’t standing for it. Spurred to action by an Amazon Web Services data center project in 2014, […]
What’s Powering All These Futuristic Data Centers? In Many Cases Repurposed Jet Engines
AI needs a lot of energy, and from Sam Altman, to Bill Gates, to Peter Thiel, tech billionaires with heavy involvement in AI tend to also invest in the futuristic energy moonshot that is nuclear fusion. But the giant, energy-sucking data centers of today are powered by the energy sources of today, including—it turns out—sputtering […]
Tesla Turns to a Classic Tactic to Spark a Buying Frenzy
If you’ve been thinking about buying a Tesla, the company has a direct and urgent message for you: the clock is ticking, and time is running out. During a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, Tesla’s Chief Financial Officer, Vaibhav Taneja, issued a stark warning to potential U.S. customers. The popular $7,500 federal tax credit […]
Researchers Develop a Soft Battery That Has the Consistency of Toothpaste
From our cell phones to our smartwatches and laptops, we’re surrounded by battery-powered devices. Today, batteries are solid, voluminous components of our technology—but what if they could be malleable, flexible, and even printable? Embracing this idea, researchers in Sweden have developed a fluid battery that can be shaped into different forms. As detailed in a […]
‘Your Not Even Allowed to Do That,’ Trump Cries as Energy War in Canada Heats Up
The trade war between the United States and Canada is heating up. Over the past 48 hours, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and U.S. President Donald Trump circled each other like monkeys fighting for dominance in the wild. Canada said it would put a surcharge on some of its energy exports to the U.S. Trump threw […]