The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home
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San Francisco startup SPAN wants to install mini data centers called XFRA nodes alongside homes, offering residents subsidized electricity, internet, and backup batteries in exchange. Each node holds 16 Nvidia GPUs and runs quietly on unused household power capacity. SPAN plans 80,000 nodes across the U.S. by 2027, but experts warn about physical security risks, since each GPU is worth roughly $10,000.
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