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Stargate Attracts More Funding for Texas-Sized AI Factory

In an exclusive interview with TechRepublic, Lancium’s CEO explains how the $500 billion Stargate project is racing to build AI megacenters.

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Global Futures Reopen After CME Suffers Data Center Cooling Failure

A data center cooling failure at CME Group’s Chicago site froze global derivatives trading for hours, exposing vulnerabilities in financial infrastructure.

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Echelon Iberdrola Digital Infra to Invest $2.3B in Data Centers in Spain

The joint venture’s debut project will be Madrid Sur, a 160,000-square-meter data center complex designed to deliver 144 MW of processing capacity.

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Inside OpenAI’s $1.4 Trillion Bet: Foxconn Factories and the Stargate Data Center Race

OpenAI’s Foxconn deal ties US data center hardware into its $500B Stargate buildout and $1.4T spend, raising fresh questions about risk and an AI bubble.

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The Dark Side of LLMs: Rising Energy and Water Demands Spark Sustainability Fears

The training of AI models and AI inferencing consumes vast amounts of water. How can energy and water usage be reduced?

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Why Texas is Dominating as a Site for AI Factories

Texas is fast becoming America’s AI power base. As gigawatt-scale data centers chase cheap energy and quick permits, the Lone Star State gains on Virginia’s long-held lead.

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Google’s €5.5B Bet on Germany Marks Its Largest European Investment Yet

Google to invest €5.5B to build new German data centers and green-power projects, advancing its EU cloud footprint while pushing toward carbon-free operations.

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