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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Austin-based tech firm chosen for UT-Arlington project on data center cooling dilemma
An Austin tech company is partnering with the University of Texas at Arlington to develop innovative methods for cooling chips in data centers. Accelsius, an Austin-based company focused on two-phase, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, was selected as a contributor to a federal project looking to develop a hybrid cooling method for use in data centers. Data centers are large facilities housing servers that deliver computing power for essential services, from emergency operations to smartphones. Most data centers use air circulation or liquid cooling systems, which consume significant energy and water, to prevent chips from overheating and enable continuous 24/7 operation. More: OpenAI's Abilene data center secures $11.6B in part thanks to Austin-area investment firm The project, which is under the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) larger COOLERCHIPS project, is being led by Dereje Agonafer, a professor at UT-Arlington, with the goal of reducing total cooling energy consumption to less than 5% of a data center's IT load. "The government is actually concerned that as these chips get hotter, the architectures for cooling them won't keep up and therefore will impede progress on AI enablement, development and deployment," Accelsius CEO Josh Claman told the American-Statesman. Claman, who previously worked as an executive at Dell Technologies, launched his startup Accelsius three years ago, just before OpenAI's ChatGPT launched to the world. Claman said data centers have historically operated inefficiently, often shifting the extra energy costs of cooling onto tenants. He added that approximately 40% of the energy required to run these facilities 24/7 is wasted on cooling and overhead. "This was always sort of an issue that was near to my heart. Why can't we do this more efficiently?" Claman said. "Air is a terrible transport of heat, everyone knows that. If you have a 100 megawatt data center, you're wasting about 40 megawatts on cooling and overhead. That seems absurd. But it's been tolerated." These additional energy costs, the substantial strain on power grids and the significant water usage required to operate and cool data centers have been at the heart of community protests for several years. A recent report by Data Center Watch, a research organization that tracks data center opposition, found that about $64 billion in data center development nationwide has been stalled due to community pushback. More: Hays County residents are fighting a proposed data center. It'll likely be built anyway With water-based cooling, Claman says data centers can open themselves up to leaks and possibly expensive damage. Servers in data centers can be worth upwards of $400,000, meaning a rack can be work $3.5 to $5 million. Claman said Accelsius is looking to create hybrid cooling infrastructure. The company has two products on the market, with its second product, a multirack 250 kilowatt two-phase coolant distribution unit, having launched a few weeks ago and is being provided to UT-Arlington's ARPA-E project. "We're really confident the two-phase, direct-to-chip is going to be the technology that everyone centers on," Claman said. "So it's important that we get that sort of objective third party evaluation and experimentation. We want people to enter this market. We want to develop a global supply chain. We want to develop credibility around this technology. So for us, it was a really natural partnership. We really believe that if we're going to solve this issue around cooling chips, this is the sort of leading technology to get that done." This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin-based Accelsius joins UT-Arlington data center cooling project
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Alaska moves toward regulating interior designers, extending regulation of landscape architects
Sen. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, speaks Wednesday, April 23, 2025, on the floor of the Alaska Senate. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Interior designers who work on large commercial construction projects may soon be required to get a state license if they want to work in Alaska. On Wednesday, the Alaska Senate voted 18-2 to approve Senate Bill 54, which would create an interior design licensing process and modify the way the state regulates landscape architects. If approved by the House and Gov. Mike Dunleavy, SB 54 would extend the term of the Board of Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors and it would require interior designers working on large, public-use projects to register with that board. Sen. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, is the bill's prime sponsor and said that the requirement is intended to improve the safety of commercial buildings. 'It's part of our continuing work to make Alaska open and ready for business,' he said on the Senate floor. In his sponsor statement, Claman said that the licensing would allow interior designers to submit stamped plans to permitting agencies for approval, potentially eliminating the need for a more expensive engineering review. This is the third time that Claman has sponsored a bill requiring the registration of interior designers. Previous bills did not pass either the House or Senate, but this version is narrower than prior versions, said Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer. She opposed those prior versions but was willing to vote in favor of this one. The 'no' votes came from Sen. Robert Myers, R-North Pole, and Senate Minority Leader Mike Shower, R-Wasilla. Speaking after the vote, Myers said he is concerned about the way the number of regulated professions is growing. 'I'm very skeptical of creating more occupational licenses, requiring people to register more,' he said. 'We've got so many problems in the private sector already; I really hesitate putting in any more barriers to employment, any more barriers to business.' The bill has been scheduled for a hearing on Wednesday in the House Labor and Commerce Committee. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Business
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Fox Anchor Liz Claman and MSNBC Editor Jeff Kepnes Quietly Split After 24 Years of Marriage: Report
Fox Business anchor Liz Claman and MSNBC managing editor Jeff Kepnes have split after 24 years of marriage, multiple sources told Page Six. The outlet reports that the breakup is amicable, with a friend of the couple sharing that they 'quietly separated in 2023.' According to Page Six, Claman hasn't been wearing her wedding ring on the air in recent months. Claman, 61, and Kepnes, 58, started their relationship while working together in local news, at Boston's WHDH TV. They tied the knot in 1999 at the Beverly Hills Hotel and now share two teenage children. Fox News and MSNBC declined to comment on the report. Related: Stars Who Separated from Their Spouses After 20+ Years of Marriage, Including Rachel Zoe, Leah Remini, Daddy Yankee and More Claman worked at CNBC before moving to Fox in 2007. She has anchored her namesake program, The Claman Countdown, on Fox Business Network since 2008. Kepnes worked at MSNBC for several years before becoming a senior producer at CNN from 2003 to 2017. He then returned to MSNBC as the managing editor for Morning Joe, hosted by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Related: Keith Olbermann Calls Out MSNBC for 'Brutally Racist' Decision to Axe 'Minorities' and Their Shows, Including Joy Reid While their separation may be on friendly terms, the ratings battle between the former couple's respective networks is as heated as ever. On Feb. 26, the New York Post reported that Fox & Friends is pulling in twice as many viewers as Morning Joe. The MSNBC program has lost about half its viewership since Donald Trump won the presidential election in November. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
After Dunleavy veto, Alaska Legislature reapproves state railroad borrowing plan
A docked cruise ship, the Regent Seven Seas Explorer, is seen in Seward's harbor on June 19, 2024, from the Race Point on Mount Marathon. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) For the second time in two years, the Alaska Legislature has approved a $75 million bond package for a new cruise ship dock in Seward. On Wednesday, the Alaska Senate approved House Bill 65, containing the bond package, on an 18-0 vote. That follows a 36-0 vote by the state House on Feb. 17. The Senate's vote sends the bill to Gov. Mike Dunleavy for approval. State lawmakers approved an identical bill last year, but Dunleavy vetoed it because the House's vote took place after the constitutional deadline to end the legislative session. The governor's approval is expected this time around. 'Sometimes in these moments, it does feel like 'deja vu all over again,' as Yogi Berra would say,' said Sen. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage. When signed into law, HB 65 will allow the state-owned Alaska Railroad Corp. to borrow up to $135 million for construction of the new cruise ship dock. That's up from $60 million authorized by the Legislature in 2022. The Alaska Constitution requires legislative approval for most bond proposals. The bonds will be paid for by a 30-year use agreement between the railroad and Royal Caribbean, whose cruise ships are scheduled to use the dock. The existing dock was built in 1966 to replace facilities destroyed by the Good Friday Earthquake two years before. Speaking to the state Senate, Claman said the 60-year-old dock is now under weight restrictions because of its age and needs to be replaced. While it will primarily benefit Seward, 'the economic benefits of this project will be felt all across Southeast, Southcentral and the Interior,' Claman said. In order for the dock to be complete in time for the 2026 tourist season, the bonds needed to be authorized before March this year, he said. Sens. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, and Donny Olson, D-Golovin, were excused absent on Wednesday and did not vote. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
