Seattle City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new large AI data centers after Amazon engineers criticized the company for massive layoffs despite spending $200 billion on AI infrastructure this year. The move aims to regulate data center growth and ensure commitments to renewable energy and community benefits. This reflects growing local resistance to rapid AI infrastructure expansion amid tech industry cost-cutting and job cuts. Seattle joins other regions considering limits on data center projects as tech giants invest heavily in AI.
Jim Cramer cautioned that the recent rally in Big Tech stocks like Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon might be more about investor optimism than real improvements in their business fundamentals. Despite positive news such as Warren Buffett's endor...
Dave Brown, a senior vice president at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a key figure since its early days, is leaving the company at the end of this month for a new role outside Amazon. Brown helped launch AWS's core EC2 service and later led its comput...
The rapid growth of hyperscale data centers, driven by AI demand, is causing U.S. electricity consumption to surge after a decade of stagnation. Experts predict data centers will use 11-16% of total electricity by 2030, with investments in these faci...
The global hybrid robots market is projected to grow from $5.68 billion in 2026 to $10.03 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 15.3%. Growth is fueled by advances in AI, autonomous operations, and smart manufacturing, alongside rising demand for robots in...
Electrovaya Inc. has announced a commercial agreement with Amazon to support the deployment of its Infinity Battery Technology in material handling operations, with potential expansion into robotics and energy storage applications. Amazon will receiv...
