Hardware1 hOctober 16, 2026, 06:56

AI power crunch pushes data centers toward self-generation

Access to electricity, not chips, is becoming the deciding factor in the global AI race. Data centers are increasingly building their own power generation to secure computing capacity.

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AI power crunch pushes data centers toward self-generation

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