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TSMC says it can't keep up with AI chip demand even with $165B US buildout
CEO C.C. Wei warns of bottlenecks as TSMC pours $165B into Arizona and plans three more US plants to chase a $1T market by 2027.
UN researchers say AI will double data center power and water use by 2030
A new UN analysis projects AI workloads will push global data center electricity and water consumption to twice today's levels within five years.
Google pledges to replenish more water than its data centers use by 2030
Five new water commitments and $17M in stewardship funding arrive as 70% of Americans say they oppose local data center construction.
Megaport raises $594M after landing four AI infrastructure contracts
The Australian network-as-a-service provider taps equity markets to fund a pivot toward AI workloads after winning four customer deals.
Erin Brockovich launches data center map after 4,000 community complaints
The environmental activist says transparency — not water or noise — is the top concern in submissions about US data center buildouts.
Apollo and Blackstone work on $36B debt deal for Anthropic
Private credit giants are assembling one of the largest debt packages ever raised for an AI company, per Bloomberg.
The Gulf's AI boom depends on 7 undersea cables through the Strait of Hormuz
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are building AI infrastructure, but regional cable concentration threatens their compute-export ambitions.
Amp and Sortera bet AI-powered sorting on 20% aluminum price spike
Rising aluminum prices and critical mineral status drive recycling startups to scale AI-powered metal recovery.
Meta lays off 8,000 employees to offset AI investments
The cuts amount to 10% of Meta's workforce as the company doubles 2025 capital spending.
NextEra-Dominion merger creates utility giant to chase 130GW data center pipeline
The $67B deal positions the combined company to more than double generation capacity to 225GW by 2032.
Pennsylvania residents organize against 60 proposed data centers at virtual town hall
A two-hour online forum drew 225 attendees and aimed criticism at Gov. Josh Shapiro as a Quinnipiac poll finds 68% oppose local AI data centers.
Foxconn Q1 profit jumps 19% on AI server demand, beating forecasts
The world's largest contract electronics maker is riding the AI buildout, with Q1 earnings outpacing analyst estimates.
Cisco to cut 4,000 jobs in AI-focused restructuring as orders surge
The networking giant is reshaping its workforce around AI infrastructure demand even as order volumes climb.
Data centers push into rural America with jobs math that doesn't add up
Maine's governor vetoed an 18-month data center moratorium citing 150 jobs at a Jay facility; a Texas study found net job creation closer to zero.
QTS data center used 30M gallons of unbilled water in drought-hit Georgia county
Fayette County found two unmonitored industrial hookups at the QTS site; the company paid $150,000 in back charges and faced no fines.
SpaceX Commits Up to $119 Billion for Texas AI Chip Plant
Elon Musk's rocket company files for tax breaks on TerraFab, a Grimes County compute facility, while leasing its first Memphis data center to Anthropic.
Brockman Tells Court OpenAI Will Spend $50B on Compute in 2026
OpenAI president's sworn testimony reveals a compute bill that has ballooned from $30 million in 2017 to $50 billion this year.
Morgan Stanley Lifts 2026 Hyperscaler Capex Forecast to $805 Billion
The bank's analyst sees AI infrastructure spending potentially reaching $1.1 trillion by 2027, rivaling all non-tech S&P 500 capex combined.
Reuters warns investors are running out of time to brace for an oil shock
A Reuters column argues markets are underpricing the odds of a genuine crude disruption — a risk that lands directly on AI data center economics.
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