AI data centers burn tons of energy. Can consumers and grid adapt?

AI data centers burn tons of energy. Can consumers and grid adapt?

In a move aimed at pleasing President Donald Trump and avoiding tariffs on imports from China, Apple pledged to invest $500 billion in the U.S. in the next four years. The iPhone maker says it will accelerate plans for a manufacturing facility in Houston that will produce servers to power cloud-based functions of Apple Intelligence. It will also expand capacity at existing data centers in Arizona, Oregon, Iowa, Nevada and North Carolina.

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