AI data center expansion is facing increasing local opposition over power, infrastructure and costs, echoing the resistance that once slowed Bitcoin mining. For years, Bitcoin miners expanding across ...

Bitcoin’s most recent halving took place in 2024, cutting the reward miners receive for each new block (David Pereiras/The Noun Project) While today’s data center conversation revolves around AI, ...

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern headed inside a data center to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: David Hall It’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less ...

Cipher Mining Inc. (CIFR) recently entered the AI data center race with major deals with hyperscaler customers. The bitcoin miner is part of a group of companies transitioning from running data ...

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The transaction preceded Rumble’s acquisition of Northern Data, adding to overlapping financial ties. Northern Data sold Peak Mining to Tether-linked firms in a deal worth up to $200 million. The ...

If you’re going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season, there’s a chance the price you pay will be influenced by what’s known as “surveillance pricing.” Some retailers are using ...

My bull case is based on the $9.3B of contracted data center leases (AWS $5.5B/15 years; Fluidstack $3.8B/10 years), which could materialize into revenue as soon as August–September 2026. I see ...

China's bitcoin mining market share rebounds to 3rd globally, Hashrate Index shows Beijing’s softening stance, cheap electricity attract crypto miners Bitcoin seen as strategic asset amid Sino-US ...

Millions of users work with SQL to keep the gears of their business turning. In an era marked by relentless digital transformation, the proliferation of AI workloads, and tightening regulatory demands ...

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Anyone holding out hope that increases in electric power prices could ...