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GM joins race to build batteries for AI data centers and the grid

GM is developing an entirely new sodium-ion battery chemistry for use in everything from data centers to its own factories.

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Jun 9, 2026 at 21:00 TechCrunch

GM joins race to build batteries for AI data centers and the grid

GM is developing an entirely new sodium-ion battery chemistry for use in everything from data centers to its own factories.

Jun 9, 2026 at 12:00 TechCrunch

How an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centers

Orbital founder Euwyn Poon built 250,000 scooters at Spin. Now he wants to launch 10,000 space data centers.

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Data centers consumed 264B gallons of water as drought hits nearly 63% of US

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Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity at xAI data centers

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New York just passed a one-year temporary ban on data centers

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Jun 5, 2026 at 13:03 TechCrunch

AirTrunk commits $30B to build 5GW of AI data centers in India

The Australian data center operator plans to set up 5GW of capacity in India.

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Rising Hot

WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence, and more

Apple primarily made the case for an improved experience with its long-standing Siri assistant, which like most other announcements had a hefty helping of AI.

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