The news: The AI boom is straining data centers and causing service slowdowns, with liquid coolant distribution units (CDUs)—in short supply. As AI demand surges, data center manufacturers can’t keep up, per Fierce Network.
OpenAI, which finalized its $40 billion funding round this week to reach a $330 billion valuation, is delaying product rollouts and disabling features due to overwhelming user demand and network limitations, per TechCrunch.
It’s only going to get worse: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fired off a series of posts on X explaining the situation Tuesday. “We are getting things under control,” Altman wrote, “but expect new releases to be delayed, stuff to break, and slowdowns.”