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Human brain cells set to power two new data centers, thanks to 'body-in-the-box' CL1
By Ben Stockton published
Australian biotech company Cortical Labs has partnered with data center firm DayOne to establish two new data centers using its CL1 biological computers.

Oracle and OpenAI's Abilene expansion saga detailed: 600MW expansion gets scrapped, as larger 4.5GW agreement remains on track
By Luke James published
Premium Oracle and OpenAI dropped plans to expand their flagship Stargate campus in Abilene, Texas, beyond its committed 1.2-gigawatt build earlier this month.

OpenAI's massive Stargate data center canceled as firm can't reach terms with Oracle, operator struggles with reliability issues
By Anton Shilov published
Financing terms and swinging OpenAI capacity forecast collapse a major expansion of a Stargate data center. Yet, Meta could take the yet-to-be-expanded space.

German data center giant hikes prices up to 37% starting April 1
By Luke James published
German data center operator Hetzner announced today that it’s raising prices across its cloud, dedicated server, storage, and load balancer products starting April 1.

AI hyperscalers move to secure long-term uranium supply from mining companies
By Jowi Morales published
This deal will help AI hyperscalers secure the fuel they need for SMRs, avoiding getting hit by a shortage if demand spikes due to the massive power requirements of future data centers.

Amazon's European data centers challenged by grid delays
By Luke James published
Premium AWS is encountering grid connection wait times of up to seven years for new European projects, a delay that far exceeds the usual two-year timelines.

SpaceX acquires xAI in a bid to make orbiting data centers a reality
By Jowi Morales published
Elon Musk merges SpaceX and xAI to help achieve his dreams of putting AI data centers in orbit, with a goal of hitting 100 gigawatts of compute in space.

Ambitious 170 km long Saudimegacity 'The Line' has scope slashed and may be repurposed as AI data center hub
By Stephen Warwick published
New reports suggest Saudi Arabia is drastically reducing the scale of megaproject 'The Line',' possibly pivoting its future to become a hub for AI data centers.

New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents
By Jowi Morales published
Applied Digital is apparently keeping the location of its new 430 MW secret at the moment to give the town where it's building it time to adjust for "national media attention."
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