> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://newsletters.qs.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 🤖 Rise in Data Server Power Consumption. Lack of Critical Care Beds in Asia. Decline in Head Start Program Funding. - URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/rise-in-data-server-power-consumption-lack-of-critical-care-beds-in-asia-decline-in-head-start-program-funding/ - Published: 2025-11-03T12:30:19.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-03T12:30:18.000Z - Description: Chart of the Day #467 Looks at Head Start Program Funding, Critical Care Infrastructure in Asia, and Data Center Power Consumption. - Author: QS - Tags: Charts [Nǐ hǎo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese%5Flanguage?ref=newsletters.qs.com) 🏮 Kuwait partners with [Microsoft](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2621190/business-economy?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to train citizens in AI and cloud skills under the “Kuwait Skills” program. Hendrix and UCA to [strengthen](https://talkbusiness.net/2025/11/hendrix-uca-sign-mou-for-health-grad-programs/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) health education. Citi’s grant to unlock [sustainable careers](https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/11/03/tmt-newswire/citi-grant-funds-youth-green-job-program/2213749?ref=newsletters.qs.com), booming youth green skills. Saudi Arabia charts new course in [Advanced Manufacturing](https://www.zawya.com/en/business/investment/saudi-arabia-eyes-investments-in-advanced-manufacturing-technologies-marine-industries-lsvieqvc?ref=newsletters.qs.com) and Marine Innovation. China and Pakistan have agreed to enhance cooperation for [TVET education.](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2575079/china-pakistan-step-up-tvet-cooperation?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Kenya [launches](https://dig.watch/updates/kenya-launches-national-ai-skills-alliance?ref=newsletters.qs.com) national AI-skills alliance to coordinate training, policy and inclusive innovation. The National Senior Secondary Education Commission [partner](https://dailytrust.com/commission-canadian-group-sign-deal-to-boost-secondary-school-education-in-nigeria/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) with the Early Childhood Development Initiative to enhance secondary education through STEM and teacher training. ### Today's Topics **👶 Early Childhood Education.** Decline in funding for Head Start programs risking ECE enrolments **⚕️ Healthcare**. Lack of critical care beds in Asian middle-income countries 🤖 **Artificial Intelligence.** Increase in data server electricity aligns with rapid growth of AI Thanks for reading! **Not a subscriber yet?** [Subscribe Now](https://newsletters.qs.com/#/portal/) --- ## 👶 Decline in Funding for Head Start Programs Risking ECE Enrolments [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f1/d4/f1d411df-6f49-4c75-a302-f8c9e9f59495/content/images/2025/11/data-src-image-a7c20650-7dc3-4f23-bb30-d23dcab51cb0.png)](https://index.holoniq.com/charts/HCHQ37GYC7B0EI84V8O8/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Funded slots for infants and toddlers in [Early Head Start ](https://childcare.gov/consumer-education/what-are-my-child-care-options/head-start-and-early-head-start?ref=newsletters.qs.com)programs dropped to 180K in 2024, down from 184K the year before. The decline breaks a short recovery after pandemic disruptions. It stabilizes as more mothers rejoin the workforce, reflecting ongoing [child care shortages](https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5537129/why-mothers-in-the-u-s-are-scaling-back-on-their-work-lives?ref=newsletters.qs.com) nationwide. The federal government is aiming to ease this pressure through the Biden administration’s [Child Care Stabilization Grants](https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Home/Stabilization-Grants?ref=newsletters.qs.com), run by the US Department of Health and Human Services. ## **⚕️** Lack of Critical Care Beds in Asian Middle-Income Countries [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f1/d4/f1d411df-6f49-4c75-a302-f8c9e9f59495/content/images/2025/11/data-src-image-3bdd33c1-5c0f-4c45-b304-3395d58f7252.png)](https://index.holoniq.com/charts/HCH9CJGS3DD81EKWISSV/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Myanmar and Bangladesh had significantly fewer[ critical care beds](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065%2823%2900300-0/fulltext?ref=newsletters.qs.com) per 100K than regional peers in 2022 due to systemic failures. Myanmar's[ healthcare infrastructure collapsed](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9830275/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) following the 2021 military coup alongside a 40% poverty rate. Bangladesh faces[ inadequate infrastructure](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7543838/?ref=newsletters.qs.com), spending just 2.48% of GDP on healthcare against WHO's 5% recommendation, with only 0.3 beds per 1,000 population and severe doctor shortages.[ Poor governance, corruption](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276105127%5FHealth%5FSystem%5Fin%5FBangladesh%5FChallenges%5Fand%5FOpportunities?ref=newsletters.qs.com), and uneven resource distribution compound deficits. Conversely, Kazakhstan's 34.4 beds reflect post-Soviet infrastructure investments and higher healthcare spending. ## 🤖 Increase in Data Server Electricity Aligns With Rapid Growth of AI [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f1/d4/f1d411df-6f49-4c75-a302-f8c9e9f59495/content/images/2025/11/data-src-image-b87df8a8-206a-4178-98d2-a19fd16a94f4.png)](https://index.holoniq.com/charts/HCHWPTUZ0CYH5V4JJOO4/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Data servers dominated[ electricity consumption](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/10/24/what-we-know-about-energy-use-at-us-data-centers-amid-the-ai-boom/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) in 2024, with US facilities using 183 TWh (4% of national supply), projected to surge 133% by 2030\. AI-focused hyperscalers consume as much as 100,000 households annually, with next-generation facilities requiring 20 times more. Tech giants are sourcing power through[ nuclear deals](https://fortune.com/2024/11/21/tech-nuclear-energy-google-microsoft-amazon-ai/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)—Microsoft restarting Three Mile Island, Google partnering with Kairos Power for SMRs, and Amazon investing $650M in Susquehanna Nuclear—while gas generation will double to 293 TWh by 2035\. Despite renewable commitments, emissions surged—Microsoft up 30%, Google up 48%—as AI demands outpace[ clean energy](https://carboncredits.com/big-techs-clean-energy-rush-to-power-the-ai-era-with-nuclear-boosting-growth/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) infrastructure. --- **Like getting this newsletter?* Request a demo for unlimited access to over one million charts* [Request a Demo](https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/2C1%5FV5ni4SEyLILjrqcyQnQfigrs?%5F%5Fhstc=246933147.4a0f9c817dbdb1552dab36c635584622.1688407869224.1749831404162.1749845959660.481&%5F%5Fhssc=246933147.4.1749845959660&%5F%5Fhsfp=4268195782&ref=newsletters.qs.com) --- **Thank you for reading. 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