xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit
WIRED • • business
Key Points:
- New data centers powered by natural gas, linked to major companies like OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI, could emit over 129 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, surpassing emissions of some entire nations.
- The U.S. Energy Information Administration plans to implement a mandatory assessment to track data centers' energy consumption, following requests from senators.
- NASA, in collaboration with the Departments of Defense and Energy, aims to deploy nuclear reactors both in lunar orbit and on the moon's surface as part of a new space initiative.
- Elon Musk acknowledged under oath that xAI has used OpenAI's AI models for training, stating that using competitors' models is common practice in the AI industry.
- Chevron seeks a significant tax break from a Texas school district for a power plant supporting a data center, potentially saving the company hundreds of millions amid growing scrutiny of data center incentives in the state.