Orbital AI: Seattle-area startup Starcloud hits $1.1B valuation to build space-based data centers

Redmond, Wash., startup Starcloud has raised $170 million and hit a $1.1 billion valuation building solar-powered data ...
KUOW

Big tech's next move is to put data centers in space. Can it work?

Here on Earth, the problem is glaring: AI is gobbling up electricity around the globe. Global data-center power consumption ...

GeekWire Awards: Breakthrough tech for healthcare and data centers highlight Innovation of the Year

The finalists for Innovation of the Year are Alpenglow Biosciences; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; RevealDx; ...

Americans were already fighting over water. Then came the data centers.

Data centers are creating a new source of demand for scarce water resources in communities across the country. AI data ...

The National Observer: Data center taxes become a risky bet for small towns

As data centers court small towns for cheap land and resources, the uncertain future of AI could pose a risk. Small towns may ...
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Is Washington state less competitive if data center tax break is repealed?

"Washington now is making itself less competitive than 36 other states in the country," a Data Center Coalition ...
Seattle Times

Data centers: ‘Voracious appetite’

Re: “Big Tech took down new data center regulations, WA lawmaker says” (March 3, Climate Lab): Thank you for coverage of tech companies’ efforts to avoid paying extra-high rates for water and ...