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SpaceX Plans to Power $16.8B Terafab Without the Grid

Aug 11, 2026

Arm Chips May Get Their Own Virtual RAN Boost

Aug 7, 2026

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Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng Clash Over AI Risks and Regulation at Ai4

Aug 6, 2026

CoreWeave Enters APAC Data Center Race With Indonesia Expansion

Aug 6, 2026

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Maryland

Data Center Site Selection

AWS Data Center Withdrawal Signals Growing Political, Community Challenges

AWS Data Center Withdrawal Signals Growing Political, Community Challenges

AWS cites infrastructure priorities for its Maryland data center rollback, but the decision also highlights the growing influence of community and political resistance.

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Edge Data Centers

Will Edge AI Make AI Data Centers Less Relevant?

Will Edge AI Make AI Data Centers Less Relevant?

Aug 11, 2026

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Ofgem Fee Aims to Clear Grid Queue – Who Benefits?

Ofgem Fee Aims to Clear Grid Queue – Who Benefits?

Aug 10, 2026

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Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Maryland

Data Center Site Selection

AWS Data Center Withdrawal Signals Growing Political, Community Challenges

AWS Data Center Withdrawal Signals Growing Political, Community Challenges

byJames Walker,Executive Editor

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SpaceX Plans to Power $16.8B Terafab Without the Grid

SpaceX Plans to Power $16.8B Terafab Without the Grid

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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Edge Data Centers

Will Edge AI Make AI Data Centers Less Relevant?

Will Edge AI Make AI Data Centers Less Relevant?

byChristopher Tozzi,Technology Analyst

Why Data Center Development Is Facing a Legal Reckoning

Why Data Center Development Is Facing a Legal Reckoning

Electricity substation power workers

Ofgem Fee Aims to Clear Grid Queue – Who Benefits?

Ofgem Fee Aims to Clear Grid Queue – Who Benefits?

byNathan Eddy,Contributor

Why IPv6 Is the Non-Negotiable Foundation for AI-Agentic Systems

Why IPv6 Is the Non-Negotiable Foundation for AI-Agentic Systems

bySameer Ashfaq Malik

Arm Chips May Get Their Own Virtual RAN Boost

Arm Chips May Get Their Own Virtual RAN Boost

byIain Morris,International Editor

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Do Data Centers Really Drive Up Local Temperatures?

Do Data Centers Really Drive Up Local Temperatures?

byChristopher Tozzi,Technology Analyst

Geoffrey Hinton on stage at the 2026 Ai4 event in Las Vegas

Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng Clash Over AI Risks and Regulation at Ai4

Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng Clash Over AI Risks at Ai4

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Data Center Construction

CoreWeave Enters APAC Data Center Race With Indonesia Expansion

CoreWeave Enters APAC Data Center Race With Indonesia Expansion

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Policy Watch

Energy & Power Supply

Texas Orders Statewide Audit of AI Data Center Projects Texas Orders Statewide Audit of AI Data Center Projects

Texas Pushes AI Data Centers to Pay Their Own Grid Costs Texas Pushes AI Data Centers to Pay Their Own Grid Costs

Incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham

What Britain’s Next Prime Minister Could Mean for UK Data Centers What Britain’s Next Prime Minister Could Mean for UK Data Centers

byAndrew Donoghue

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Data Center Construction

IDCA CEO Calls for Global Consensus on Data Center Development IDCA CEO Calls for Global Consensus on Data Center Development

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Data Center Construction

New York Data Center Moratorium: State Pauses Projects Over 50 MW New York Data Center Moratorium: State Pauses Projects Over 50 MW

Energy & Power Supply

Texas’ 765 kV Decision: Build the Wires, the AI Will Follow Texas’ 765 kV Decision: Build the Wires, the AI Will Follow

Insight & Analysis

Data Centers Under Fire: Do Facilities Need Counter-Drone Defenses?Data Centers Under Fire: Do Facilities Need Counter-Drone Defenses?

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Stargate Update: AI’s Biggest Data Center Buildout Meets Reality Stargate Update: AI’s Biggest Data Center Buildout Meets Reality

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What QTS’ Canceled $30B Project Reveals About AI Data Center Development What QTS’ Canceled $30B Project Reveals About AI Data Center Development

Data Centers in Space: Hype, Reality, and the Long Timeline Ahead Data Centers in Space: Hype, Reality, and the Long Timeline Ahead

A new data center under construction in Middenmeer, Netherlands

Bridging the Divide: How Data Centers Are Addressing Community Concerns Bridging the Divide: How Data Centers Are Addressing Community Concerns

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Will the EU’s Data Center Efficiency Rules Undermine Its AI Ambitions?Will the EU’s Data Center Efficiency Rules Undermine Its AI Ambitions?

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How Data Centers Are Adapting to Extreme Weather How Data Centers Are Adapting to Extreme Weather

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Wisconsin’s Data Center Tariff Signals a New Regulatory Baseline Wisconsin’s Data Center Tariff Signals a New Regulatory Baseline

Power & Energy

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SpaceX Plans to Power $16.8B Terafab Without the Grid

SpaceX Plans to Power $16.8B Terafab Without the Grid

Aug 11, 2026

Electricity substation power workers

Ofgem Fee Aims to Clear Grid Queue – Who Benefits?

Ofgem Fee Aims to Clear Grid Queue – Who Benefits?

Aug 10, 2026

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Data Center Site Selection

Power Bottlenecks Push Data Centers Beyond Traditional Hubs

Power Bottlenecks Push Data Centers Beyond Traditional Hubs

Aug 5, 2026

Hyperscalers

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Maryland

Data Center Site Selection

AWS Data Center Withdrawal Signals Growing Political, Community Challenges

AWS Data Center Withdrawal Signals Growing Political, Community Challenges

Aug 11, 2026

Why IPv6 Is the Non-Negotiable Foundation for AI-Agentic Systems

Why IPv6 Is the Non-Negotiable Foundation for AI-Agentic Systems

Aug 7, 2026

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Data Center Construction

Do We Really Need Mega Next-Gen Data Center Campuses?

Do We Really Need Mega Next-Gen Data Center Campuses?

Aug 6, 2026

Expert Views

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Europe Has Built Sovereign AI Infrastructure. It Didn’t Build the Ability to Govern It.

Sovereign AI Without Control Is a Risk Europe Can’t Afford

Aug 5, 2026

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The Data Center’s Hidden Attack Surface: Why OT Security Can’t Wait

The Data Center’s Hidden Attack Surface: Why OT Security Can’t Wait

Jul 31, 2026

Next-Gen Data Centers

As AI Expands to Orbit, Can Ground-to-Space Links Keep Pace?

As AI Expands to Orbit, Can Ground-to-Space Links Keep Pace?

Jul 27, 2026

AI Data Center Insights

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SpaceX Plans to Power $16.8B Terafab Without the Grid

SpaceX Plans to Power $16.8B Terafab Without the Grid

Aug 11, 2026

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Edge Data Centers

Will Edge AI Make AI Data Centers Less Relevant?

Will Edge AI Make AI Data Centers Less Relevant?

Aug 11, 2026

Featured Media

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Federal Colocation Readiness: What Data Center Operators Must Prove

Federal Colocation Readiness: What Data Center Operators Must Prove

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AI Data Centers

How a Coal Plant in Buffalo Became TeraWulf’s 500 MW AI Campus

How a Coal Plant in Buffalo Became TeraWulf’s 500 MW AI Campus