Category Compute

Microsoft bets on nature-inspired data centers as local backlash grows

Microsoft is using data center biomimicry to reduce local backlash, but residents and advocates say AI’s water, power and pollution costs remain.

Amazon warns that blocking AI data centers could hurt U.S. competitiveness, as communities push back over power, jobs and transparency.

Google launched its first orbital TPU test to gauge space AI computing, launch costs and whether orbital data centers can become viable.

Utah residents helped stall Kevin O’Leary’s giant AI data center plan, exposing backlash over water, power, secrecy and local control.

Orbital AI startup Satlyt has raised $8M to run models on satellites, cut downlink costs and power shared compute in space.

OpenAI’s new decision models API mirrors a startup’s fast classifier and could reshape AI agent security, routing and cost.

Destro raises $8 million to scale warehouse automation that coordinates robots and workers in logistics sites.

Restate raised $20M to scale durable infrastructure for AI agents and enterprise workflows as demand for reliable execution surges.

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman will discuss AI scaling limits at Disrupt 2026 as compute, power and infrastructure become bigger bottlenecks.

Trump ordered agencies to use Super Intelligence instead of AI, reshaping federal tech language and signaling a lighter-touch policy approach.