#Data Centers

• Microsoft Flees UK's Largest Data Center as Grid Delays Hit 2030

  Microsoft has abandoned plans to anchor the UK's largest AI data center after severe grid bottlenecks delayed operation until the 2030s.

• Arm's AGI CPU Claims 1.99x AMD Rack Performance, With a Catch

  Arm says its AGI CPU delivers nearly twice AMD's rack-level performance in agentic AI workloads. The catch: much of the advantage comes from power modelling, not shipped silicon.

• AMD's 32,768-Core AI Rack Ships in November, Minus Power Specs

  AMD's Helion Agentic AI Rack crams 32,768 Zen 6 cores and 16 Instinct accelerators into a single rack for AI agents. It ships in November, but power and cooling specs are absent.

• Concrete Battery Stores 150 kWh at 500°C to Cool AI Data Centers

  Lehigh University's concrete thermal battery holds 150 kWh at 500°C and turns AI data center waste heat into cooling, industrial heat and electricity.

• Moody's: Europe's Data Center Boom May Raise Your Power Bill

  Moody's warns Europe's data center boom could raise household electricity bills as grid upgrade costs get passed to consumers. Ireland and the Nordics face the steepest jumps.

• Nvidia: AI Data Centers Waste 40% of Power, Vertiv Deal Fixes It

  Nvidia claims AI data centers waste up to 40% of power on non-AI work. A new Vertiv partnership aims to fix cooling, failures, and grid bottlenecks.