The data center boom has an upside: innovation for the US grid

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 closes $40 billion debt financing for GPUs expected in the first half of 2027, Musk says
SpaceX closes $40 billion debt financing for GPUs expected in the first half of 2027, Musk says

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.

Ukrainian drone attacks hammer Russia’s finance ministry data center, damaged facility reportedly holds tax databases

Reports say that this is one of three data centers that the Russian finance ministry operated.

Nvidia eyes converting old nuclear plants into massive AI data centers
Nvidia eyes converting old nuclear plants into massive AI data centers

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 automated portal that rubber-stamped projects
Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down automated portal that rubber-stamped projects

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

Amazon bows to local backlash over AI data centers, scraps plans to build four new facilities in Northern Virginia
Amazon bows to local backlash over AI data centers, scraps plans to build four new facilities in Northern Virginia

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.

Illegal Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs found inside state-owned China Telecom’s network
Illegal Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs found inside state-owned China Telecom’s network

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 roam into Finnish villages after Google destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers
Wolves roam into Finnish villages after Google destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers

Wolves, who used to live in the forests recently cleared for Google data center development, are now roaming into Finnish villages nearby.

Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown

Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn’t panicked by market jitters.

Trump announces mandate forcing AI data centers to pay energy dividends to the local community

Trump’s latest post on Truth Social announces his plans to make data centers more popular among local communities.