More: data centers
The Yen Intervention Was Never About the Yen
The joint US–Japan yen intervention was not a currency-stability measure. It was Washington making sure Tokyo could keep funding its $550 billion commitment to...
Beyond Data Centers: How Nickel Could Move Indonesia Up ASEAN’s AI Value Chain
I recently travelled to Sorowako, South Sulawesi, for a corporate social responsibility programme supported by Vale Indonesia. I helped local journalists use artificial intelligence...
Can the Global South Avoid an Enclave AI Economy?
Malaysia’s data center boom offers a revealing piece of arithmetic. Between 2021 and June 2025, the government approved 143 projects. Within that total, 25...
The Cost of the Cloud: AI’s Environmental Footprint in Latin America
Artificial intelligence is often presented as the next great technological revolution. Governments promote it as a pathway to innovation, businesses celebrate its economic potential,...
The New Geopolitics of AI: Water, Energy, and the Battle for Computational Power
The global race for artificial intelligence is no longer just a contest of algorithms, but a struggle for physical infrastructure, massive 300 MW–scale data...
Energy Investments Shift as Middle East Tensions Rise
Countries are increasing energy spending driven by a need for electricity and diversification in response to recent energy crises, including the ongoing situation in...
AI gold rush transforms dormant land into high value data center hubs
Across Britain, disused industrial land is gaining new strategic importance as the rise of artificial intelligence fuels demand for large scale data centers. Sites...
The AI Boom’s Dirty Secret: Reviving Polluting ‘Peaker’ Plants
In Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, the aging Fisk power plant, owned by NRG Energy, was set to retire next year. However, rising electricity demands from...
Grid Reforms and Data Centers Spark Global Battery Boom
A reform in China's electricity market is enhancing the economics of energy storage as global demand increases, leading to significant growth for Chinese energy...
Qatar’s Energy Advantage Powers Its AI Push in the Gulf
Qatar is trying to catch up in the artificial intelligence (AI) race in the Gulf, relying on its low-cost energy and financial resources. The...