Uncategorized Archives - By John Roach https://byjohnroach.com/category/uncategorized/ A Collection of Writing Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:01:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Grounded Cloud: News About the Physical Side of the Digital Economy – Vol. III https://byjohnroach.com/grounded-cloud-news-about-the-physical-side-of-the-digital-economy-vol-iii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grounded-cloud-news-about-the-physical-side-of-the-digital-economy-vol-iii Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:38:34 +0000 https://byjohnroach.com/?p=27220 As the market for electric vehicle batteries stalls and demand for AI data center infrastructure surges, Panasonic is pivoting its battery division to meet the moment, according to multiple news reports.

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]]> Grounded Cloud: News About the Physical Side of the Digital Economy – Vol. II https://byjohnroach.com/grounded-cloud-news-about-the-physical-side-of-the-digital-economy-vol-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grounded-cloud-news-about-the-physical-side-of-the-digital-economy-vol-ii Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:32:00 +0000 https://byjohnroach.com/?p=27214 Of the 809 planned data centers in the United States, 517 are sited in areas that have been in drought conditions for the past year, according to an analysis in The Guardian.

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]]> Grounded Cloud: News About the Physical Side of the Digital Economy – Vol. I https://byjohnroach.com/grounded-cloud-news-about-the-physical-side-of-the-digital-economy-vol-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grounded-cloud-news-about-the-physical-side-of-the-digital-economy-vol-i Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://byjohnroach.com/?p=27197 Supply chain snarls are the next big challenge to growth in the digital infrastructure industry, according to reporting in the Wall Street Journal.

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