Trump declares "national energy emergency," introduces raft of directives to support fossil fuel sector
Cited the rising energy demand of data centers
News - Biden Administration
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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Louisiana becomes first state to receive final BEAD approval
The BEAD program has been highly controversial
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Biden Administration adds 16 new companies to Entity List
Restricted companies accused of posing a risk to US national security
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US government set to streamline geothermal permitting to boost AI data center energy options
The order is expected to be published next week
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Biden Admin considers fast tracking data center development, opening up federal land
US government drafting a plan to speed up AI data center construction - report
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Biden Admin details roadmap to triple US nuclear power by 2050, add 200GW
As long as the incoming Trump one doesn't scrap it
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OpenAI pitched White House on economic benefits of 5GW data centers
Following on from Microsoft Stargate rumors
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Republican lawmakers urge Biden administration to investigate Microsoft's $1.5bn G42 deal
Could another investigation into Microsoft be looming
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US gov't outlines federal guidelines for carbon offsetting
Amidst growing criticism against carbon offsets as sustainability initiative
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NTIA announces $420m funding pot for Open RAN
The Biden Administration continues to champion the concept of open mobile networks
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Biden Admin approves $1.5bn loan to restart Michigan nuclear power plant
800MW site would be first US plant to be reopened
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Biden's proposed budget would move all gov't financial mainframe applications to the cloud
But don't worry, IBM will likely still be the winner
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US DOE invites bids to build $1.2bn of new power transmission
Transmission Facilitation Program aims to double US grid capacity
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US gov't unveils spectrum strategy targeting 'advanced tech use cases'
But the FCC are not overly impressed
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Biden Admin restricts exports of Nvidia & AMD AI chips to some Middle Eastern countries
Following wider blocks on China
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Biden Administration to invest nearly $1bn in Internet for Tribal Lands
Wants to close the digital divide in these parts
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US plans further blocks on sales of semiconductors and chipmaking tools to China
Codifying bans it has been slowly rolling out via informed letters
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Report: US opens national security probe into Alibaba Cloud
Putting its fledgling US business at risk
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Head of Microsoft Azure Space set to lead White House Space Council
A door revolving so fast it can launch people into space
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Biden admin adds seven Chinese supercomputing developers to export blacklist in first trade action against China
Chances of a relations reset after Trump seem unlikely