Meta has signed a capacity reservation agreement with Overview Energy, a startup planning to beam solar power from space to data centers at night. The deal targets up to 1 gigawatt of power, enough to run a large data center cluster. Meta’s Space Solar Power Deal: How It Works Overview Energy, a four-year-old company based […]
Japanese multinational SoftBank is moving aggressively into the physical infrastructure of the artificial intelligence boom. The company is creating a new robotics venture, named Roze AI, that will deploy autonomous robots to build data centers in the United States. According to reports from the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal, SoftBank is already preparing […]
In a move highlighting a major shift in American industry, aluminum producer Alcoa is finalizing a deal to sell a long-idle smelter to Bitcoin mining firm New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). The potential sale of the Massena East facility in upstate New York, reported in April 2026, points to a growing trend where retired […]
Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with this editor about everything from chip shortages to orbital data centers to the possibility that the whole architecture that undergirds the tech is wrong. On stage with […]
A massive $8.5 billion loan to AI cloud provider CoreWeave is more than just another big tech deal. Financial analysts say it exposes a fundamental weakness in how Wall Street once bankrolled the cryptocurrency mining industry. The financing, backed by Meta Platforms, represents a clear pivot. Lenders are now chasing predictable cash flows from contracted […]
Singapore-based AI infrastructure company Firmus announced a massive $505 million funding round on April 7, 2026, catapulting its valuation to $5.5 billion. The investment, led by global technology hedge fund Coatue, marks one of the largest single raises for a data center specialist this year. This latest capital infusion brings Firmus’s total funding to $1.35 […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — April 7, 2026: A $500 billion artificial intelligence project has become the latest flashpoint in a dangerous confrontation. Iran has explicitly threatened the “Stargate” AI data centers, a joint venture by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle, warning of retaliatory strikes if the United States attacks Iranian civilian infrastructure. This marks a […]
SpaceX is reportedly aiming for a valuation of $1.75 trillion. This staggering figure, tied to confidential IPO paperwork, places immense pressure on the company’s future revenue streams. While its Starlink satellite internet service is a proven business, CEO Elon Musk is pointing investors toward a more audacious frontier: orbital data centers. The question for potential […]
On Wednesday, xAI and Anthropic announced a surprise partnership that has the Claude-maker buying out all of the compute capacity at xAI’s Colossus 1 data center — roughly 300 megawatts. The deal, likely worth billions of dollars, allowed Anthropic to immediately raise its usage limits. More importantly, it immediately monetized one of xAI’s most impressive […]
In a strategic shift with major implications for U.S. energy markets, the world’s largest technology companies are racing to secure natural gas supplies and build dedicated power plants. This move is driven by one overwhelming need: electricity for artificial intelligence. Microsoft, Google, and Meta have all announced major projects in recent weeks, signaling a new […]
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