The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - Government & Military, OpenAI
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Amid data center public backlash, Yvette Eden Ruiz joins OpenAI’s Community Engagement team from JPMorgan
As data centers become an issue for the midterms, OpenAI looks to change the message
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Y Combinator-backed Impact Drones to offer missile-intercepting drone service for data centers and grid operators
Following several strikes on data centers in US-Israel and Iran conflict
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Nvidia considers $250bn backstop for OpenAI's planned 10GW Ohio data center - report
SoftBank facility is planned on Department of Energy land
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Microsoft files amicus brief in support of Anthropic's DoD lawsuit
OpenAI and Google workers also file brief to quash supply chain risk designation
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Big tech makes ratepayer protection pledge for data centers at White House
Will see Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon commit to buy or build generation needed for their facilities
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OpenAI to amend DoD AI contract after surveillance and autonomous weapons concerns
After Anthropic gets supply-chain risk designation for not allowing such work on Claude
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Trump admin pushes data center companies to commit to pact on energy prices and water usage
Following earlier deal with Microsoft
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OpenAI hires former UK Chancellor George Osborne to lead global Stargate data center expansion
Austerity architect to focus on build out outside of the US
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Trump admin plans 'US Tech Force,' a 1,000-strong workforce to accelerate AI deployment
Program gets backing from Big Tech
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OpenAI asks Trump admin to offer AI tax cuts, proposes gov't-focused “Classified Stargate”
News comes after company denies wanting government handouts
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Former OpenAI exec Jade Leung named UK Prime Minister’s new AI advisor
After Matt Clifford, author of the nation's AI data center strategy, departed in June
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OpenAI signs nonbinding partnership with UK government, will explore data center investment
Generative AI company could support AI Growth Zones
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Google wins $200m AI contract with US Department of Defense
OpenAI, xAI, and Anthropic also awarded contracts
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OpenAI hiring for energy policy lead
Could help Stargate's multi-gigawatt power ambitions come to be
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OpenAI wins $200m US DoD contract for prototype AI "in both warfighting and enterprise domains"
Building on existing Anduril contract
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US Army Reserve swears in tech leaders from Palantir, Meta, OpenAI, and Thinking Machines
Detachment 201 comes as Silicon Valley more openly embraces the military
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Trump: China's DeepSeek "a wakeup call" for US AI firms
As stock market rout leads to fears AI spending may have peaked
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Microsoft deepened relationship with Israel's military during Israel/Gaza war - report
Shortly follows reports that Google also provided additional AI technology to Israeli military
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Trump: "We need double the energy we currently have in the US for AI," promises emergency declaration for more power
He may have confused it with data center power doubling
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Trump to announce $100bn+ Stargate AI data center investment from OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle
Stargate mega data center returns
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OpenAI pitches AI economic zones for data center permitting, a National Transmission Highway Act, and more government support
With a new administration on the horizon, OpenAI sets out its wishlist
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White House to launch Task Force on AI Datacenter Infrastructure, speed up data center permitting
As AWS, CoreWeave, QTS and others head to the White House to promote AI build out
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US DOE considers building AI data center testbed, setting data center standards, grid upgrade tariffs
Building its own facility and enacting new legislation to help avert AI energy crisis
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman in talks with Congress regarding global semiconductor supply
Comes after reports that Altman has been courting Middle Eastern investors for an AI chip venture
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Heads of Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, & Anthropic head to the White House to discuss AI
Meet with Biden and Harris in closed door session