Why do AI data centers use so many resources?

With the AI boom, construction of new data centers has skyrocketed, and not without consequence — some communities that count these facilities as neighbors are now facing water shortages and straine [...]

The Italian deeptech making graphene-based optical chips gets €211M

CamGraPhIC, a subsidiary of Milan-based 2D Photonics, has received European Commission approval for €211M in Italian state funding to industrialise its graphene photonic interconnect technology and [...]

The best smart LED light bulbs for 2024

A smart light bulb can totally change the feel of a room. With their ability to shine in millions of colors, change from warm to cool white light and more, smart light bulbs can help you set the mood [...]

The best smart LED light bulbs for 2025

Smart LED light bulbs are one of the easiest ways to upgrade your home with smart lighting solutions that are both practical and fun. These color-changing bulbs let you customize your space with vibra [...]

Orbital AI data centers could work, but they might ruin Earth in the process

At the start of the month, Elon Musk announced that two of his companies — SpaceX and xAI  — were merging, and would jointly launch a constellation of 1 million satellites to operate as orbital d [...]

Nvidia has spent $6.5 billion in three months to replace copper with light inside AI data centres

Nvidia has committed at least $6.5 billion to photonics companies since the beginning of March, making it the largest single investor in the technology that many in the industry believe will replace c [...]

'Silicon photonics is central to next-generation AI infrastructure': How light-based chips could solve AI’s growing bottlenecks

A silicon photonics pioneer explains how light-based technology could reshape AI, computing, and data infrastructure. [...]

CRDO Rises on its $750M DustPhotonics Deal for Silicon Photonics

CRDO's $750M DustPhotonics deal boosts silicon photonics capabilities, aiming to reshape AI data center connectivity and drive growth through 2027. [...]

Google debuts AI chips with 4X performance boost, secures Anthropic megadeal worth billions

Google Cloud is introducing what it calls its most powerful artificial intelligence infrastructure to date, unveiling a seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit and expanded Arm-based computing optio [...]