Data Centers AI News & Updates
CoreWeave Acquires Core Scientific for $9B to Expand AI Data Center Capacity
CoreWeave announced a $9 billion all-stock acquisition of data center provider Core Scientific, gaining access to over one gigawatt of capacity for AI training and inference workloads. The deal reflects the broader indus...
Saudi Arabia's Humain Launches $10B AI Investment Fund and Plans Massive Data Center Expansion
Saudi Arabia's state-owned AI company Humain is launching a $10 billion venture fund to invest in AI startups across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, while engaging with major firms like OpenAI and xAI. The company plans to b...
OpenAI Launches Stargate UAE Data Center Project with 1GW Capacity in Partnership with Major Tech Companies
OpenAI announced Stargate UAE, bringing a 1GW data center cluster to Abu Dhabi with 200MW going live in 2026, developed with partners including G42, Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco, and SoftBank. This marks the first partnership u...
OpenAI Plans Massive 5-Gigawatt Data Center in Abu Dhabi with G42
OpenAI is reportedly developing a 5-gigawatt data center campus in Abu Dhabi spanning 10 square miles, as part of its global Stargate project with G42, an Abu Dhabi-based tech conglomerate. The facility would be four tim...
OpenAI Expanding Global Infrastructure with Potential UAE Data Centers
OpenAI is reportedly planning to build data centers in the United Arab Emirates to expand its Middle East presence, with a possible announcement coming soon. The company has existing relationships with UAE entities, incl...
OpenAI's Stargate Data Center Project Faces Investment Hurdles Amid Economic Uncertainty
OpenAI's Stargate data center project, which aims to raise up to $500 million for AI infrastructure globally, is experiencing delays due to tariff-related economic uncertainty. Investors including SoftBank are hesitant t...
Microsoft Warns of AI Service Constraints Despite Massive Data Center Investment
Microsoft's CFO Amy Hood has cautioned that customers may face AI service disruptions as early as June due to demand outpacing available infrastructure. Despite committing $80 billion to data center investments this year...
AI Data Centers Projected to Reach $200 Billion Cost and Nuclear-Scale Power Needs by 2030
A new study from Georgetown, Epoch AI, and Rand indicates that AI data centers are growing at an unprecedented rate, with computational performance more than doubling annually alongside power requirements and costs. If c...
Microsoft Scales Back Global Data Center Expansion Plans
Microsoft has reportedly halted or delayed data center development projects across multiple countries including the UK, Australia, and several US states. Despite previously announcing plans to allocate over $80 billion t...
xAI Expands AI Infrastructure with Massive Memphis Property Acquisition
Elon Musk's AI company xAI has acquired a 1 million-square-foot property in Memphis to expand its AI data center operations, complementing its existing facility. The company plans to upgrade its primary Memphis facility...