As the AI boom stresses the existing power grid, all sorts of new opportunities for grid modernization are also emerging as a result, industry insiders say.

SpaceX expects fourth-quarter capital expenditure of $35 billion to $40 billion, CFO Bret Johnsen said, as Elon Musk pushes to expand the company’s AI computing infrastructure.
Reports say that this is one of three data centers that the Russian finance ministry operated.

Nvidia and PreussenElektra are studying whether decommissioned sites of German nuclear power plants can be repurposed as AI data centers, potentially cutting development time by reusing existing grid connections, land, and industrial infrastructure.

Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down the automated portal used to approve them

Amazon has ditched its plans to build four new data centers in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, following an outcry from local residents and officials. The land will now be repurposed for mixed and residential use.

A security firm has been able to identify 32 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 AI chips running inside a China Telecom network, but it’s unclear where the export-barred components are physically located.

Wolves, who used to live in the forests recently cleared for Google data center development, are now roaming into Finnish villages nearby.
Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn’t panicked by market jitters.
Trump’s latest post on Truth Social announces his plans to make data centers more popular among local communities.