Matt Brown figures he must have been one of the most sought-after attendees at a technology conference hosted by Nvidia Corp. this spring. From employees at the chipmaking giant itself to those representing Silicon Valley stalwarts like Google and Amazon.com to little-known artificial intelligence startups, it seemed like everyone wanted to ask the 46-year-old executive from crypto mining company Core Scientific Inc. if his company had any extra capacity in its data centers. “Just getting cold-called, or getting text messages from industry peers that are looking for capacity because they are finding that it is just ... (full story)