https://sevenlights.org/tags/data-centers/ Recent content in Data Centers on Seven Lights Hugo en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:00:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/06/data-center-backlash-ai-trade-big-tech/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:00:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/06/data-center-backlash-ai-trade-big-tech/ Election results and a wave of ballot measures have heightened fears of data-center regulation, with more than half the projected United States hyperscaler pipeline sited in states newly open to restrictions. https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/05/data-center-ballot-measures-midterms/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:50:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/05/data-center-ballot-measures-midterms/ Forty-four of the 45 data-centre measures on midterm ballots nationwide ran against the industry. Harwood, North Dakota, population 940, was the sole constituency to vote the other way, rejecting a home-rule measure 325 to 105. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/31/altman-calls-consumer-ram-hoarding-terrible/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:30:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/31/altman-calls-consumer-ram-hoarding-terrible/ OpenAI chief Sam Altman said it is ‘quite terrible’ that people keep a share of the world’s limited DRAM in personal computers used 5 percent of the time, as AI data-center demand drives memory prices higher. https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/26/spacex-40-billion-gpu-debt-financing/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:45:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/26/spacex-40-billion-gpu-debt-financing/ Elon Musk said SpaceX had closed $40 billion in debt financing to buy graphics processing units for artificial-intelligence systems, with deliveries expected in the first half of 2027, and predicted widespread failures among smaller AI cloud companies.