The race for more advanced AI models has major tech giants like Meta and OpenAI scrambling to build massive new data centers to power their systems. Now, one Microsoft-backed startup says it’s developed a crucial piece of that puzzle.

For context, one gigawatt can power roughly 750,000 homes—that’s a lot of power. And getting that much energy flowing through these new data centers presents its own set of challenges. OpenAI’s planned facilities are expected to handle at least 7 gigawatts of compute power , while Meta’s projects aim to add another 6 gigawatts of capacity— even if it doesn’t end up using it all for AI . This has led AI companies to take extreme measures, going as far as buying up their own nuclear power plants .

Massachusetts-based VEIR, which calls itself a supercond

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