“ Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He says California is “well positioned” to support the data center boom, and he is reluctant to “impose rigid reporting requirements.” The governor signed other bills on water supply goals, groundwater dispute resolution, and water theft from fire hydrants.”
Source : AI data centers won’t have to disclose water use in California – Los Angeles Times
“China produces over 90% of the world’s processed rare earths and rare earth magnets. The 17 rare earth elements are vital materials in products ranging from electric vehicles to aircraft engines and military radars.Exports of 12 of them are now restricted after the Ministry of Commerce added five – holmium, erbium, thulium, europium and ytterbium – along with related materials.Foreign companies producing some of the rare earths and related magnets on the list will now also need a Chinese export licence if the final product contains or is made with Chinese equipment or material. This applies even if the transaction includes no Chinese companies.”
Source : China expands rare earth restrictions, targets defence, semiconductor users | Reuters
“The technology was trialled by Microsoft off the coast of Scotland in 2018, but the Chinese project, to be sunk in mid-October, is one of the world’s first commercial services of its kind.It will serve clients such as China Telecom and a state-owned AI computing company and is part of a broader government push to lower data centres’ carbon footprint.“Underwater facilities can save around 90 per cent of energy consumption for cooling,” said Yang, vice-president of Highlander.Projects like this are currently focused on showing “technological feasibility”, said expert Shaolei Ren from the University of California, Riverside.”
Source : China tests underwater data centres to reduce AI carbon footprint | South China Morning Post
“En plein « phénomène IA », The Shift Project a choisi d’éclairer le sujet avec son prisme : la vision physique. Pour ce faire, nous avons étudié une composante clé des infrastructures du numérique, la filière centre de données, et la manière dont elle se construit en interaction avec l’intelligence artificielle, principal déterminant de ses dynamiques aujourd’hui.
Le programme numérique du Shift Project (voir l’ensemble de nos travaux) mène et documente depuis plusieurs années une réflexion sur les pratiques et actions qui permettent de limiter les impacts environnementaux directs et indirects du numérique, sans empêcher l’effet net des potentiels leviers qu’il propose en matière de transition écologique.
Le numérique est un secteur non négligeable : il représentait déjà 3 à 4 % des émissions mondiales en 2020 (The Shift Project, 2021), soit du même ordre que l’intégralité des poids lourds dans le monde (IEA, 2021) et avec une augmentation de 6 %/an en moyenne de cette empreinte. À l’échelle française, il représentait 4,4 % de l’empreinte carbone du pays en 2022 (ADEME, 2025).
Ce nouveau projet trace le contour de la manière dont le déploiement généralisé de l’IA infléchit ces dynamiques déjà insoutenables. Il éclaire les pistes à suivre pour réorienter ”
Source : Intelligence artificielle, données, calculs : le rapport final du Shift – The Shift Project
“This is the biggest AI infrastructure project in history,” said NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang in the interview. “This partnership is about building an AI infrastructure that enables AI to go from the labs into the world.”
Through the partnership, OpenAI will deploy at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems for OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure, including the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform. NVIDIA also intends to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI progressively as each gigawatt is deployed.
“Without enough computational resources, Altman explained, people would have to choose between impactful use cases, for example either researching a cancer cure or offering free education. “No one wants to make that choice,” he said. “And so increasingly, as we see this, the answer is just much more capacity so that we can serve the massive need and opportunity.””
Source : NVIDIA, OpenAI Announce ‘Biggest AI Infrastructure Deployment in History’ | NVIDIA Blog
“My instinct is this is espionage,” said Mr. Ferrante, who previously served in top cybersecurity positions at the White House and the F.B.I. In addition to jamming the cellular network, he said, such a large amount of equipment near the United Nations could be used for eavesdropping. James A. Lewis, a cybersecurity researcher at the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, said that only a handful of countries could pull off such an operation, including Russia, China and Israel. In addition to the Secret Service, the New York Police Department, the Justice Department, Homeland Security Investigations and the office of the director of national intelligence are investigating. “This is an ongoing investigation, but there’s absolutely no reason to believe we won’t find more of these devices in other cities,” Mr. McCool said.
Source : Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N. – The New York Times
“There are a number of reasons why building subsea cables would appeal to Big Tech companies like Meta. First, sole ownership of the route and cable would give Meta first dibs in capacity to support traffic on its own properties. Meta, like Google, also plays up the lift it has provided to regions by way of its subsea investments, claiming that projects like Marea in Europe and others in Southeast Asia have contributed more than “half a trillion dollars” to economies in those areas. Yet there is a more pragmatic impetus for these investments: Tech companies — rather than telecoms carriers, traditional builders, and owners of these cables — want to have more direct ownership of the pipes needed to deliver content, advertising, and more to users around the world. According to its earnings reports, Meta makes more money outside of North America than in its home market itself. Having priority on dedicated subsea cabling can help ensure quality of service on that traffic.”
Source : Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world, sources say | TechCrunch
“Découvrez la magie des TPU Google Cloud, y compris une vue exceptionnelle des centres de données où se déroule toute l’action. Nos clients utilisent des Cloud TPU pour exécuter certaines des charges de travail d’IA les plus importantes au monde, et cette puissance ne se résume pas à une simple puce. Dans cette vidéo, découvrez les composants du système TPU : mise en réseau de centres de données, commutateurs de circuits optiques, systèmes de refroidissement à eau, vérification de la sécurité biométrique, etc.”
“This incident has led me to question my relationship with Amazon. After nearly a decade of loyalty, I’ve been given a harsh reminder that a misunderstanding can lead to such drastic measures. It seems more reasonable to handle such issues in a more compartmentalized way, rather than a blanket shutdown of all services. Due to this experience, I am seriously considering discontinuing my use of Amazon Echo devices and will caution others about this incident. This ordeal has made a case for a more personalized home assistant system, perhaps utilizing Raspberry Pi devices scattered around the house.”
Source : A Tale of Unwanted Disruption: My Week Without Amazon | by Brandon Jackson | Jun, 2023 | Medium
“A $450 million investment from Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund provides the critical infrastructure that supports Emergency SOS via satellite for iPhone 14 models. Available to customers in the US and Canada beginning later this month, the new service will allow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models to connect directly to a satellite, enabling messaging with emergency services when outside of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. A majority of the funding goes to Globalstar, a global satellite service headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, with facilities across the US. Apple’s investment provides critical enhancements to Globalstar’s satellite network and ground stations, ensuring iPhone 14 users are able to connect to emergency services when off the grid. At Globalstar, more than 300 employees support the new service.”
Source : Emergency SOS via satellite made possible by $450M Apple investment – Apple
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