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Why Half of All Planned Mega Data Centers May Never Be Built

AI mega data centers are being announced at a record pace, but many projects may stall or collapse due to power, permitting, financing, and backlash.

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PowerGen’s Shock Pivot: How AI Data Centers Hijacked an Energy Conference

AI data centers dominated PowerGen, revealing how inference-driven demand, grid limits, and self-built power are reshaping the energy industry.

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Trump Warns Microsoft: Don’t Make Americans Pay for AI Electricity

President Donald Trump pressures Microsoft and Big Tech to cover the costs of powering AI data centers as rising electricity bills spark consumer concerns.

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Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful Promised the World’s Largest AI Data Center — Is It Even Happening?

Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley AI data center faces regulatory, cost, and community hurdles, raising doubts about the future of the world’s largest project.

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Elon Musk Is Turning ‘Colossus’ Data Center Into a 2-Gigawatt AI Behemoth

Elon Musk is rapidly scaling xAI’s Colossus data center into a hyperscale AI powerhouse, raising stakes around power, cost, and the AI arms race.

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AI Chip Shortage Could Raise Smartphone Prices in 2026

Rising AI demand is driving up DRAM prices, pushing smartphone costs higher and reducing supply as early as 2026, according to new Counterpoint research.

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Power Is the New Gold Rush for AI Data Centers

Proximity to available power is now as crucial as closeness to a major metropolitan area in the siting of a new AI data center.

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