Drogue plans floating data centres run on ocean thermal energy, TechCrunch reports
TechCrunch reports the Washington, D.C. startup, founded six months ago, aims to put a multi-megawatt prototype to sea on a ship in early 2028.
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Atomarine raises $19 million seed round for floating data centres with ship-borne power
Atomarine says ships moored beside its offshore data-centre barges will run on gas turbines first and marine reactors later, with a gas-powered pilot due by 2028.
Staera launches with $4.6 million to link AI chiplets with light instead of copper
San Francisco startup Staera Semiconductor says its Lightwire optical links, built into the chip, will move data between chiplets faster and with less power than copper.
SolidUltra raises €3M with Watt & Well for 800 VDC solid-state transformers
Massy-based SolidUltra says it has raised €3 million, backed by Watt & Well, to build a modular transformer converting grid power directly to 800 VDC.
Mavria says it builds data centres in a factory, reports $130M raised
Texas startup Mavria says the first unit of Terrain, its factory-built data-centre platform, is being made in Houston, and reports $130 million raised so far.