Anthropic’s SpaceX deal gives Claude a major compute boost from the Memphis data center xAI arguably needed most, exposing how brutally infrastructure now shapes the race between Grok and its rivals.
A UK firm has signed a deal with Nigeria’s Katsina State to deploy 50,000 solar-powered smart lamp posts that collectively function as a distributed AI data center, without using electricity from the grid.
Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing them to help workers survive the transition.

What’s the difference between a stupid idea and a brilliant one? Sometimes, it just comes down to resources. Practically unlimited funds, like limitless thrust, can get even a mad idea off the ground. And so it might be for the concept of putting AI d…
Reliance has begun building multi-gigawatt AI data centers in Jamnagar, with more than 120 MW of capacity expected to come online in 2026.
Adani’s plan targets up to 5 gigawatts of capacity, with data centers planned alongside partnerships with Google, Microsoft, and Flipkart.
C2i has raised $15 million as it tests a grid-to-GPU approach to reducing power losses in AI data centers.
Intel’s CEO says the company is serious about GPUs again, betting on new leadership and AI demand to challenge Nvidia and AMD’s long-held dominance.
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