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BACKGROUND
The data center boom in the desert | MIT Review
The data center boom in the desert | MIT Review
The AI race is transforming northwestern Nevada into one of the world's largest data-center markets—and sparking fears of water strains in the nation’s driest state.
The AI boom in the American west | The Guardian
The AI boom in the American west | The Guardian
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters
Data Centers and AI
Data Centers and AI
Learn how AI data centers work, why they need chips, power, cooling, and cloud infrastructure, and why they matter to the AI boom.
AI Hallucinations | ScienceAlert
AI Hallucinations | ScienceAlert
OpenAI's latest research paper diagnoses exactly why ChatGPT and other large language models can make things up – known in the world of artificial intelligence as "hallucination".
ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH IMPACTS
Data center water & electricity consumption | DRI
Data center water & electricity consumption | DRI
This project will study an emerging biosynthetic system - a polar ascidian (Synoicum adareanum) and its microbiome, with specific attention paid to the sole microbial producer of palmerolide A (palA), Synoicihabitans palmerolidicus.
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
NNV data center wants to build a gas power plant | The Indy
NNV data center wants to build a gas power plant | The Indy
In what experts say is a first for Nevada, a data center developer is asking permission from state energy regulators to operate a new temporary natural gas power plant because NV Energy doesn't have the capacity to immediately serve it — potentially skirting parts of the state's regulatory process.
Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss
Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss
Roughly 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents could lose 75% of their power after their energy provider said it's directing energy to neighboring data centers.
AI-fueled Psychosis | healthline
AI-fueled Psychosis | healthline
SURVEILLANCE, WAR, & OTHER HARM
Project Maven | The Independent
Project Maven | The Independent
Project Maven, launched in 2017, is at the heart of US efforts to integrate AI more deeply into its military
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Speculative gains | Fast Company
Speculative gains | Fast Company
New data on OpenAI and Anthropic shows a long road to profits.
Forecasted losses | The Economic Times
Forecasted losses | The Economic Times
OpenAI is facing a massive cash burn. HSBC now projects nearly $500 billion in operating losses by 2030. Compute deals with Microsoft and Amazon could push costs to $792 billion, with data-center rent hitting $620 billion a year. Revenue may reach $213 billion, yet free cash flow stays negative, leaving a $207 billion funding gap that keeps rising.
An AI Bubble | Business Insider
An AI Bubble | Business Insider
Talk of an "AI bubble" has reached a new fever pitch. Here's why everyone is talking about froth in the market.
LOCAL "REPRESENTATIVE'S" INTERESTS
Senator Cortez Masto public land sale push
Senator Cortez Masto public land sale push
Today, the Nevada Assembly passed legislation that urges President Trump and the Congress to sign off on a federal plan to create urban sprawl from the Las Vegas Valley to Primm by selling off tens of thousands of acres of public land in Southern Nevada. The 36-6 vote on the resolution follows pleas from
Governor Lombardo public land sale request | The Indy
Governor Lombardo public land sale request | The Indy
How a resolution backing public land sales for housing died in the Nevada Legislature. Read more from The Nevada Independent.
Re-zoning from housing to industrial | News From The States
Re-zoning from housing to industrial | News From The States
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s support for the sale of federal lands to developers would increase the state’s economic resilience and decrease its reliance on tourism, say proponents. It would also likely cement Southern Nevada’s place in the warehouse boom.
State Engineer firing | The Nevada Independent
State Engineer firing | The Nevada Independent
Former state engineer Adam Sullivan, who was terminated amid a water rights struggle in an overtapped basin, said he "faced pressure" to change decisions.
Reno City Council moratorium vote delay | The Indy
Reno City Council moratorium vote delay | The Indy
Devon Reese StoneGate Conflict of Interest
Devon Reese StoneGate Conflict of Interest
CLIMATE CONTEXT
Nevada is the driest state in the country
Nevada is the driest state in the country
Discover population, economy, health, and more with the most comprehensive global statistics at your fingertips.
Reno and Vegas are the top 2 fastest warming cities
Reno and Vegas are the top 2 fastest warming cities
All 50 states and nearly all major U.S. cities have warmed since the first Earth Day in 1970.
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