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- Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break
Wired — Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.
- Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
TechCrunch — The CEO of Amazon Web Services tried to push back against widespread suspicion of data centers.
- The Nvidia Shield TV Is 7 Years Old. It Just Got a $100 Price Hike
Wired — The price of anything with memory is skyrocketing thanks to AI. Aging streaming devices are no exception.
- Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
Ars Technica — Amazon praised for ending NDAs but slammed for downplaying data center pollution.
- US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China
Ars Technica — Nvidia’s chip-smuggling problem won’t go away as arrests continue.
- The 7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV is now $100 more expensive due to AI
Ars Technica — Initially launched in 2019, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro now retails for $299.99.
- If a data center is camouflaged in the woods, will anyone hate it?
The Verge — San Antonio City Councilmember Ric Galvan remembers when data centers first arrived in his city in the 2000s, looking like relatively unassuming office buildings. But that's changed in recent years, as data centers have grown into massive "hyperscale"…
- Amazon writes scary blog warning communities not to block data centers
The Verge — Amazon is calling for people to support AI data center projects, or risk irreparable harm to the US economy and national security. In a more than 3,000 word blog posted today, Amazon web services CEO Matt Garman pushed back on public concerns around the…
- Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground
TechCrunch — Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.
- Cerebras Systems’ Andrew Feldman on whether AI can keep scaling at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Startups — At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Cerebras Systems CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman will explore the growing demand for compute, energy, and infrastructure, how Cerebras is approaching those constraints differently, and what comes next if today’s AI hardware…
- AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia
Ars Technica — The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.
- NVIDIA Kumo Tabular Sets a New Accuracy-Efficiency Frontier for Tabular Prediction
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- Experts worry about Nvidia's AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump
Ars Technica — China is reportedly mulling letting ByteDance, Alibaba buy banned Nvidia chips.
- Advancing Private AI Compute with secure, server-side memory
Google DeepMind — Introducing private, server-side memory to Private AI Compute for personal AI.