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71% of Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area, Gallup Finds

Americans do not want AI data centers next door 71% of Americans opposed the construction of a data center in their local area, per Gallup. The survey, conducted March 2 to 18 among roughly 1,000 adults, found that 48% of respondents were strongly opposed to a local AI data

Sam Altman Says RAM in Personal Computers Is a Waste of the World's Limited DRAM Supply

Sam Altman Says RAM in Personal Computers Is a Waste of the World's Limited DRAM Supply

"Quite terrible" for PCs to hold DRAM OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the RAM inside personal computers is an inefficient use of the world's limited DRAM supply, per Tom's Hardware. Altman made the remarks on Cheeky Pint, the Stripe podcast hosted by John Collison,

Google Illegally Cut Down 250K Trees in Finland for Data Center, Driving Wolves Into Villages and Infuriating Locals, per New York Post

Google illegally cut down 250,000 trees in Finland for a data center, driving wolves into villages and infuriating locals, per the New York Post, citing reporting by The Guardian. An estimated quarter of a million trees once stood on the 330 hectares of forest near the town of Muhos

SpaceX Has Closed a $40 Billion Debt Deal to Fund AI Chips, Musk Says

The Deal Is Done, Musk Says SpaceX has closed a $40 billion debt deal to pay for the chips it needs to fuel its artificial intelligence ambitions, Elon Musk said on Sunday. Musk announced the closing on X, weeks after the Financial Times first reported that SpaceX was raising about

San Francisco Moves to Pause New Data Centers With 45-Day Moratorium

San Francisco is moving to temporarily block new data centers within its borders, advancing a 45-day interim zoning moratorium aimed at pausing approvals while the city writes updated rules for the AI era. What happened The Board of Supervisors' Land Use and Transportation Committee voted 3-0 on