3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (251+ words) The Series A round values the company at $1B and will fund gigawatt-scale energy infrastructure to address AI's growing power bottleneck. A startup that didn’t exist at the beginning of 2026 is now worth a billion dollars. TAR, an Austin-based company building…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (554+ words) A new policy framework would redirect property tax revenue from AI data centers into direct cash payments for rural residents, with estimates suggesting up to $11,200 per household annually. The Bitcoin Policy Institute wants to turn AI data centers into the…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (463+ words) Surging electricity demand from AI workloads is forcing Bitcoin miners to curtail operations, pivot business models, or risk obsolescence in a rapidly shifting energy landscape. Bitcoin miners spent years building out massive power infrastructure across the US. Now AI companies…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (303+ words) The expansion of WiWynn's Socorro manufacturing site could employ 4,000 workers and signals a broader push to onshore AI infrastructure production Amazon and WiWynn Corporation are doubling down on a server rack and data center manufacturing facility in Socorro, Texas, with…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (343+ words) The US is pouring money into AI infrastructure at a 57% annual clip while nearly every other category of private construction shrinks Private data center construction spending topped $75 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in July 2026, according to US Census…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (359+ words) The Alabama senator wants to make sure big tech's promise not to stick ratepayers with the bill for AI's power appetite has actual teeth. Senator Katie Britt wants Congress to stop treating a handshake deal like it’s a binding contract....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (390+ words) The AI giant invoked a change-of-control clause to cut ties with the coding startup, escalating its feud with Elon Musk's empire OpenAI just torched a partnership it estimated would generate more than $1 billion in annual revenue. The reason: Elon Musk’s…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (85+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) The second-largest US grid operator wants data centers to prove they won't destabilize the power grid before plugging in The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, better known as MISO, filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on August 28 that…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (320+ words) Community groups across 49 states are organizing against AI infrastructure buildouts, forcing tech giants to rethink their expansion playbooks At least 48 data center projects worth approximately $156 billion have been blocked or stalled due to local opposition, according to tracking by Data…...