…(FERC) told grid operators on Thursday to fast-track interconnection requests from data centers and other large electricity users. Under the orders, six major grid operators have to show that data centers are "able to connect to the transmission system in a timely and orderly manner." Data centers will be responsible f…

…that AWS is in talks to sell its AI chip Trainium to other companies for use in data centers. DeSantis declined to specify which companies could be the buyers of these chips. Such talk about selling chips is in the early stages, the company tells TechCrunch. They stem from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's annual shareholder let…

…November when it announced a $7.5 million seed round led by CRV with participation from Databricks Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, and PrimeSet. The investment valued the startup at $33 million, according to PitchBook. Elastic and Deductive did not respond to multiple requests for comment. TechCrunch will update this arti…

…upheld the restriction on Friday. The response extended beyond app store download data. Proton said daily registrations from India rose 120% above baseline levels on Wednesday, after hourly registrations had already spiked 150% on Tuesday evening following the Telegram restriction. The company described the increase as…

…running their models - typically for political or business-model reasons - and value data sovereignty over the scalability of the public cloud. Carlsten couldn't yet estimate the size of that market and argued that it was fairly nascent, since many companies are still just piloting AI tools. At DCAI, she worked with No…