AWS Ends NDAs With Governments Over Data Center Deals
AWS says it will stop signing nondisclosure agreements with government agencies on data center projects, following backlash in South Bend, Indiana.
AI data centers News and Analysis
15 verified stories covering AI data centers, product updates and industry developments.
US grid queues hold 700GW in requests, real demand is 70GW
US utilities have logged over 700GW in data center interconnection requests versus roughly 70GW of real usage, and tighter vetting is already cutting forecasts by 40%.
China's Daily AI Token Calls Surge to 500 Trillion in Three Months
China's daily AI token calls hit 500 trillion in June, up from 140 trillion in March, as AI agents push inference costs past training costs.
DeepCtrls raises hundreds of millions for energy AI
DeepCtrls raises hundreds of millions for energy AI is reframed for global technology readers, with the key numbers, product claims and open questions kept intact.
Crusoe discusses a $3B raise at a possible $30B valuation
Neocloud capacity, power access and hyperscale AI contracts.
xAI faces lawsuit over unpermitted data-center turbines
xAI faces lawsuit over unpermitted data-center turbines. The story explains the announcement, the strategic context and the practical risks for the people or companies affected.
NextEra to Buy Dominion in $67B All-Stock Deal
NextEra Energy acquires Dominion Energy for $67 billion in stock, creating the world's largest utility and betting on AI-driven electricity demand.
Armada raises $230M for modular AI data centers
Armada is selling deployable AI infrastructure for ships, energy sites and remote industrial operations.
SoftBank Turns Sharp Site Into AI and Battery Hub
SoftBank will reuse Sharp's former Sakai LCD plant for an AI data center, AI hardware work and grid-scale battery production tied to its OpenAI and Stargate bets.
Blackstone and Halliburton Put $1 Billion Behind AI Data Center Power
VoltaGrid is raising $1 billion to build gas-fired microgrids for AI data centers, showing how power supply has become the next AI infrastructure constraint.
Saline Rejected Stargate. Construction Still Started
A Michigan township voted down a $16 billion OpenAI-Oracle Stargate data center, only to face a lawsuit, a settlement and rapid construction.
Hut 8 lands $9.8 billion AI data center lease
The bitcoin miner is turning its Texas power and land portfolio into long-term AI infrastructure, with a 352 MW Beacon Point lease designed around NVIDIA-scale systems.
Panthalassa raises $140M for AI data centers at sea
Peter Thiel led a $140 million round for Panthalassa, which wants wave-powered offshore nodes to run AI workloads from 2027.
Meta Backs Orbital Solar Power for AI Data Centers
Meta signed for up to 1 GW of space-based solar capacity and paired it with a long-duration storage deal as AI power demand strains the grid.
Google Starts $15 Billion AI Hub in Vizag
Google is building three gigawatt-scale AI data center campuses in Visakhapatnam with AdaniConneX and Airtel, aiming to bring Indian AI inference closer to local users.