sustainability
Digital Economy
Recommerce Tipping Point: eBay’s $1.2 Billion Depop Bet on the Circular Economy
eBay\u2019s $1.2B Depop acquisition signals the recommerce tipping point. How Gen Z, AI authentication, and circular economy policies reshape a $230B resale market.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Green Data Centers: Can Solar-Powered Computing Become Algeria’s Next Competitive Advantage?
⚡ Key Takeaways There is a quiet irony in Algeria’s energy story. The country sits atop some of the richest...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Silicon Valley’s Shadow Power Grid: Big Tech Builds Its Own Off-Grid Energy Empire
At least 46 behind-the-meter data centers totaling 56 GW bypass public grids. Natural gas dominates as hyperscalers race to power AI.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Liquid Cooling Goes Mainstream: The Race to Cool AI’s Insatiable Heat
AI GPUs now draw 1,000-1,400W each. Air cooling cannot cope. The liquid cooling market is projected to exceed $29B by 2033, led by immersion systems.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Data Centers Are Draining Aquifers: The Water War Big Tech Doesn’t Want You to See
Data centers consumed 49 billion gallons of water in Texas alone in 2025, projected to reach 399 billion by 2030. Most states lack water reporting.
AI & Automation
AI’s Energy Crisis: The Trillion-Dollar Power Problem Behind the AI Boom
The Power Problem Is Here The AI revolution runs on electricity, and electricity is running short. Training a single frontier model like GPT-4 consumed an estimated 40 to 50 times the energy of GPT-3 -- itself a 1,287 MWh training run equivalent to powering 120 US households for a year.
