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China Launches World's First 800V DC Power System for AI Data Center in Inner Mongolia

Envision Energy has deployed the world's first commercial 800-volt DC power system at its Galaxy AI campus in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. The system converts 10kV AC electricity directly to 800V DC, eliminating multiple conversion stages while integrating solid-state transformers and battery storage to handle AI workload power demands with millisecond-level response times.

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China Launches World's First 800V DC Power System for AI Data Center in Inner Mongolia

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Elon Musk Says Cooling AI Data Centers in Space Is 'Much Easier' Using Aluminum Radiators

Elon Musk argued that cooling AI data centers in space could prove easier than on Earth, explaining how aluminum radiators could release approximately 1,300 watts of heat per square meter by facing cosmic background radiation at roughly 3 degrees above absolute zero. SpaceX plans to launch up to one million data center satellites, though critics including OpenAI's Sam Altam question the feasibility.

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Elon Musk Says Cooling AI Data Centers in Space Is 'Much Easier' Using Aluminum Radiators

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Anthropic IPO Pressured by Stalling AI Spending and Ballooning $895B Compute Costs

Anthropic pushes forward with its IPO targeting a $1.5 trillion valuation despite mounting challenges. New data from Ramp reveals AI spending growth has stalled dramatically, while Anthropic's own financial disclosures show compute costs consuming 58% of revenue in Q3. The company faces nearly $900 billion in compute commitments as investors question whether AI market dynamics can support such massive infrastructure spending.

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Anthropic IPO Pressured by Stalling AI Spending and Ballooning $895B Compute Costs

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Germany's Merz Declares AI Independence 'Existential' as Europe Races to Catch Up

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that Germany and Europe must accelerate AI development to avoid dependency on foreign providers. Speaking at Berlin's Digital Summit, he called digital sovereignty an existential question as Germany faces challenges including weak digital infrastructure and skills shortages despite €225bn in investment pledges.

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Germany's Merz Declares AI Independence 'Existential' as Europe Races to Catch Up

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Elon Musk Slashes Grok Bot Limits as AI Costs Spiral Beyond Revenue

Elon Musk admitted Grok Bot costs became unsustainably high relative to revenue, forcing SpaceX to cut weekly usage limits. Subscribers saw their allowances jump to 100% overnight without warning. The move highlights mounting pressure across the AI industry as companies struggle to balance compute costs with profitability.

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Elon Musk Slashes Grok Bot Limits as AI Costs Spiral Beyond Revenue

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South Korea Unveils Hangang Supercomputer with 614 Petaflops for AI Research and Quantum Computing

South Korea launched Hangang, its sixth national supercomputer, at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information in Daejeon. With 614 petaflops performance powered by 8,496 NVIDIA GH200 chips, the system delivers 24 times the computing power of its predecessor. KISTI plans to connect Hangang to a quantum computer by 2027 for hybrid computing research.

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South Korea Unveils Hangang Supercomputer with 614 Petaflops for AI Research and Quantum Computing

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AI Bubble Concerns Intensify as Leading Chatbots Compare Market to Dot-Com Crash

Major AI chatbots acknowledge growing AI bubble risks as investments hit projected $2.7 trillion by 2026. ChatGPT and Gemini draw parallels to the dot-com crash, citing infrastructure overbuild and circular revenue patterns. OpenAI and Anthropic alone captured 43% of startup funding, raising questions about economic sustainability.

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AI Bubble Concerns Intensify as Leading Chatbots Compare Market to Dot-Com Crash

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OpenAI Rebrands Data Centers as AI Compute Campuses Amid Rising Opposition

OpenAI is rebranding data centers as AI compute campuses in response to widespread bipartisan opposition. The move comes as Chris Lehane launches a policy agenda targeting the 2028 U.S. presidential election, where AI infrastructure and economic concerns are expected to dominate voter conversations.

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OpenAI Rebrands Data Centers as AI Compute Campuses Amid Rising Opposition

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Darkbloom Warns of Plummeting Earnings as AI Inference Token Prices Collapse 77% in Five Months

Darkbloom, a decentralized AI inference network that lets Mac users rent out their GPUs, warns participants to expect drastically reduced earnings as Anthropic token prices plummet 77% from $2.65 to $0.62 per million tokens. The distributed inference network sees median daily earnings drop from $5.26 to just $1.23 as data centers flood the market with cheaper compute capacity.

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Darkbloom Warns of Plummeting Earnings as AI Inference Token Prices Collapse 77% in Five Months

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Sam Altman Visits South Korea to Secure Memory Chips as AI Data Centers Face Crushing Shortages

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made an unannounced visit to South Korea, meeting with about 50 Samsung executives and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to discuss AI infrastructure and memory chip supply. The visit comes as Samsung's 2027 HBM supply is sold out and SK Hynix is booked through 2029, while demand for AI data centers intensifies competition for limited memory supplies.

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Sam Altman Visits South Korea to Secure Memory Chips as AI Data Centers Face Crushing Shortages

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Google AI Satellite Sends First Haiku from Space as Project Suncatcher Reaches Milestone

Google's Project Suncatcher satellite successfully transmitted its first AI-generated response from orbit, marking a significant step toward space-based computing. The spacecraft used a Tensor Processing Unit to generate a haiku about being in space, demonstrating that AI workloads can execute in low Earth orbit despite challenges from cosmic radiation and thermal stress.

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Google AI Satellite Sends First Haiku from Space as Project Suncatcher Reaches Milestone

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AWS Installs AI Accelerator Every 14 Seconds as Amazon Eyes $1 Trillion Revenue Milestone

Amazon Web Services is installing AI accelerators every 14 seconds to meet surging demand, CEO Andy Jassy revealed in Q3 earnings. AWS hit $184 billion annual revenue with 39.3% growth, while Amazon spent $75.9 billion on infrastructure last quarter. Jassy projects AWS could reach $1 trillion revenue in 5-10 years as Bedrock becomes the fastest-growing service in company history.

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AWS Installs AI Accelerator Every 14 Seconds as Amazon Eyes $1 Trillion Revenue Milestone

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Nvidia considers debt guarantee for Nscale's troubled West Virginia AI data center project

Nvidia is in talks to guarantee billions in debt financing for Nscale's West Virginia AI data center, which will serve Anthropic under a $45 billion contract. The move comes as the AI infrastructure startup faces construction setbacks, regulatory issues, and mounting investor concerns ahead of its planned $35 billion IPO.

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Nvidia considers debt guarantee for Nscale's troubled West Virginia AI data center project

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Anthropic Becomes SpaceX's Largest Customer, Driving 34.5% of Third-Quarter Revenue

SpaceX revealed that Anthropic, previously known only as "Customer B," now accounts for over a third of its quarterly revenue through massive AI computing contracts. The deal could reach $120.5B through 2029 but includes an early exit clause that exposes SpaceX to significant client concentration risk.

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Anthropic Becomes SpaceX's Largest Customer, Driving 34.5% of Third-Quarter Revenue

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Core 4 Solutions Lists $60 Million AI Supercomputer With 9,600 Nvidia A100 GPUs On eBay

Minneapolis-based IT hardware reseller Core 4 Solutions listed a massive 300-rack AI supercomputer on eBay for $59.7 million, featuring 9,600 Nvidia A100 GPUs and 4,200 AMD EPYC CPUs. The decommissioned cluster from a hyperscaler environment includes 1.4 petabytes of memory and came with free FedEx Ground shipping before the listing ended.

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Core 4 Solutions Lists $60 Million AI Supercomputer With 9,600 Nvidia A100 GPUs On eBay

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