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Micron CEO Mehrotra: AI-driven data center memory demand exceeds supply by 50%
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra stated that AI-driven data center memory demand exceeds supply by 50%. He noted that AI infrastructure cannot function without memory, which has changed the cyclical nature
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AirTrunk CEO says community backlash is biggest hurdle to data centers
Robin Khuda, CEO of one of the region's largest data center developers, stated at the Nikkei Asia Forum in Sydney on Wednesday that growing community backlash is among the greatest threats to data cen
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LG CNS partners with Naver Cloud to enter liquid cooling market, deploying a direct-to-chip liquid cooling system at Goyang Samsong Data Center.
LG CNS on Wednesday said it has officially entered the liquid cooling business by partnering with Naver Cloud to deploy a direct-to-chip liquid cooling system at the Samsong data center in Goyang, Gye
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Data Center Deals Propel July Commercial Real Estate Sales Volume to $74.4B, Highest Since 2005
According to MSCI's monthly Capital Trends report, July commercial real estate transaction volume reached its highest level since 2005, totaling $74.4 billion. Data center deals, including BlackRock's
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24/7 Wall St. gives SanDisk a "buy" rating with a price target of $2117, citing its $93.9 billion data center contract.
24/7 Wall St. has set a 12-month price target of $2117.43 for SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK), representing a 41.81% upside from its current share price of $1493.12, and issued a "Buy" recommendation with 90% c
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Japan's Daikin Industries plans to build an additional data center cooling system factory in Mexico to meet AI infrastructure demand from Europe, India, and other regions.
Japan's Daikin Industries plans to build an additional data center cooling system factory in Mexico to meet AI infrastructure demand from Europe, India, and other regions.
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Caterpillar (CAT) stock surged 96% between August 2025 and August 2026, after its order backlog reached a record high, driven primarily by AI-related data center demand.
Caterpillar (CAT) stock surged 96% between August 2025 and August 2026, following record order backlogs driven primarily by AI-related data center demand. The company reported a $5 billion organic bac
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Hyundai Steel Partners HanmiGlobal to Boost Steel Use in Data Centers
The South Korean steelmaker signed a memorandum of understanding with construction management firm HanmiGlobal on Tuesday. The partnership aims to expand the application of fire-resistant and high-str
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Louis Navellier advises investors to ignore data center moratorium fears, expects construction boom to continue through 2029-2030
Navellier stated that despite New York instituting a one-year moratorium on large data centers (consuming 50+ megawatts) to refine regulations, the overall data center boom remains strong. He noted th
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U.S. Public Opinion Rebounds: Latest Poll Shows 75% Oppose Data Center Construction, Texas Halts 1,800 Projects, Pennsylvania Tightens Expansion
U.S. tech media outlet The Information reported that a recent poll shows a significant decline in public support for data centers in the United States, with the percentage of opponents sharply rising
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Australia's PLS declared its first dividend after full-year profit reached A$526 million ($377 million), driven by rising lithium prices
The Australian lithium miner is positive on the outlook for the key battery metal, citing increased demand from data centers. PLS also plans to release a feasibility study in the coming months on doub
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Kenya Microsoft-G42 Data Center Project Draws Community Concern Over Water Issues, Previously Stalled Due to Power Problems
Microsoft and UAE AI company G42 announced in 2024 a $1 billion investment to build a data center near Lake Naivasha in Kenya. The project, originally planned for May 2026, has stalled due to power ca
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Central Asia Power Outage Puts Deeper Grid, Data Center Plans Under Scrutiny
A recent power outage, which Kyrgyzstan identified as originating from its Toktogul hydropower plant, affected four countries in the region, prompting scrutiny of Central Asia's plans to boost energy
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Goldman Sachs research predicts a surge in US data center power demand, making Vistra a winner in the AI power boom through long-term power supply agreements with Amazon and Meta, and participation in AI data center platforms invested in by NVIDIA and others.
Goldman Sachs research estimates that U.S. data center electricity demand will double from 31 gigawatts (GW) in 2025 to 66 GW in 2027. Vistra, as an independent power producer, has signed 20-year long
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The Motley Fool analysis highlights Constellation Energy and GE Vernova as key players in addressing data center power crunch
The analysis points to Constellation Energy's role in providing clean energy, citing Microsoft's 20-year power purchase agreement which includes restarting the Three Mile Island nuclear facility. GE V
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Private equity is increasingly investing in utilities as AI-driven data centers boost energy demand and prompt utilities to sell non-core assets for expansion funding.
The surge in energy demand from AI data centers is driving up electricity prices and pushing utilities to expand capacity. To fund this expansion, major utilities are selling off non-core regulated bu
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U.S. Representative Rich McCormick Warns Against Slowing AI Buildout, Urges Continued Data Center Expansion
McCormick stated that the U.S. should continue expanding data centers to support its leadership in artificial intelligence, arguing they can be built responsibly while benefiting local economies.
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Companies financing data center projects are increasingly turning to junk bond investors, even as investment-grade debt offers high yields.
Bloomberg Markets reports that companies financing data center projects are increasingly turning to junk bond investors to raise billions of dollars. For example, QTS Realty Trust this week sold $3.9
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Analysts project Sandisk stock could reach $3,387 in five years, implying a 108% upside.
Analysts project Sandisk stock could reach $3,387 in five years, implying a 108% upside. This forecast is based on strong NAND memory demand, growth in its AI-related data center business, and long-te
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Microsoft officially accepts IREN's Horizon 1 data center, triggering the first billing of the $9.7 billion contract, IREN's stock price rose 6% before giving back gains
Microsoft has officially accepted the first of four data centers built for it by IREN—Horizon 1—marking the first billing under IREN's five-year, $9.7 billion contract with Microsoft. Following this n
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Nvidia reportedly in advanced talks to invest several hundred million dollars in data-center power developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure
The potential deal would expand Nvidia’s push into AI infrastructure, helping secure future data-center capacity for its chips. Cloverleaf Infrastructure specializes in securing reliable electricity a
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Independent writer Jasmine Sun highlights AI industry's misjudgment of public backlash against data centers
Sun notes that the AI industry, despite anxieties over job losses and rogue AI, was blindsided by the public's strong opposition to data center construction, a trend that was previously uncontroversia
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Podcast: AI Industry Misjudges Public Backlash, Underestimates Discontent Over Data Center Construction
Bloomberg's "Odd Lots" podcast points out that AI industry insiders have been concerned for years about issues such as AI potentially leading to job losses and human extinction, yet they have overlook
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DayOne Data Centers seeks HK$1.86 billion ($237 million) loan to fund Hong Kong data center ahead of US IPO
DayOne Data Centers is seeking a HK$1.86 billion ($237 million) loan, adding to the company’s recent borrowing spree ahead of a planned US initial public offering.
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Blackstone's QTS and Vantage Pledge to Step Up Data Center Disclosures
Blackstone Inc.’s QTS and some of the biggest data center developers pledged to provide disclosures on their projects’ power demands, water use and ownership structures to local communities.
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AI infrastructure company Runware is building factories, aiming to achieve a prefabricated AI data center capacity of 30MW per day by 2028.
AI infrastructure company Runware is expanding its Romanian factory, planning to increase its prefabricated AI data center capacity to 30MW per day by 2028. The company aims to mass-produce modular So
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U.S. natural gas drillers expand to meet growing demand
The U.S. natural gas drilling sector is experiencing a wave of consolidation, creating larger producers better positioned to secure long-term supply agreements, as demand for natural gas continues to
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Kioxia expects net profit to surge 15-fold to $8.7 billion this quarter
Kioxia Holdings expects its consolidated net profit to surge 15-fold year on year to 1.36 trillion yen ($8.7 billion) in the October-December quarter of 2026, driven by robust demand for semiconductor
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Japanese major life insurers resume lending as rising interest rates boost returns
Major Japanese life insurers are increasing their lending, with a focus on overseas projects including data centers. This move is driven by rising interest rates making loans more attractive, and a su
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NVIDIA is in talks to provide Nscale with billions in credit guarantees for debt to develop a 460-megawatt data center, according to The Information.
NVIDIA is in talks to provide Nscale with billions in credit guarantees for debt to develop a 460-megawatt data center, according to The Information.
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Ares CEO Says Avoided AI Chip Funding Due to Complexity, Invested in Data Centers Instead
Ares CEO Says Avoided AI Chip Funding Due to Complexity, Invested in Data Centers Instead
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Japan's KDDI to build another data center in London, investing nearly $300m for land to meet AI demand
Japan's KDDI to build another data center in London, investing nearly $300m for land to meet AI demand
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Finnish police have launched a criminal investigation into Google's data center project in northern Finland over alleged environmental damage.
Finnish police have launched a criminal investigation into alleged environmental damage caused by Google's data center project in northern Finland. The project is part of Google parent company Alphabe
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HSBC Holdings seeks to hedge data center loan risks with credit risk insurance as AI-related financing demand continues to grow.
HSBC Holdings seeks to hedge data center loan risks with credit risk insurance as AI-related financing demand continues to grow.
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Oracle shares rose 12%, with free cash flow projected to reach $30 billion by 2029.
Oracle shares rose 12% after the company told investors its bets on artificial intelligence would pay off sooner than expected. The database group anticipates free cash flow to reach $30 billion by 20
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Jim Cramer warns investors about AI stock rally risks
CNBC's Jim Cramer warned investors not to be fooled by the latest rally in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, stating it does not mean the data center trade is out of the woods. His skepticism cente
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HSBC stated that its loans to data centers are "very small in scale."
HSBC stated that its loans to data centers are "very small in scale."
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Spain Relaxes Energy/Power Policies for Data Centers to Attract Big Tech Investment
Spain Relaxes Energy/Power Policies for Data Centers to Attract Big Tech Investment
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QTS, a data-center operator backed by Blackstone Inc., is looking to raise around $800 million through a private placement of debt, as Wall Street seeks to finance artificial intelligence infrastructure.
QTS, a data-center operator backed by Blackstone Inc., is looking to raise around $800 million through a private placement of debt, as Wall Street seeks to finance artificial intelligence infrastructu
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SpaceX has secured $40 billion in financing to purchase AI chips for its data centers
SpaceX has secured $40 billion in financing to purchase AI chips for its data centers. Entities managed by Apollo Global Management will acquire these chips and provide them to SpaceX via a financing
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Singapore-linked data center projects are facing increasing rejection in Indonesia
Singapore-linked data center projects are facing increasing rejection in Indonesia, particularly on Batam Island, due to growing concerns over water supply problems and power outages amid an AI-driven
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SoftBank Group is discussing a $50 billion AI investment plan in Malaysia
SoftBank Group is discussing a $50 billion AI investment plan in Malaysia, focusing on artificial intelligence and data centers, as the Japanese technology conglomerate looks to expand its AI infrastr
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Elon Musk says he expects to see a lot of stranded compute in partially complete data centers.
Elon Musk says he expects to see a lot of stranded compute in partially complete data centers.
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A CNBC survey reveals that Donald Trump is advocating for large-scale AI infrastructure development, but his constituents generally oppose the construction of AI data centers near their homes.
A recent CNBC survey found that despite Donald Trump prioritizing U.S.-China AI competition as a national security imperative and promoting AI technology development and data center construction, his
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Data Centers Face Downgrade Risk Amid Local Pushback, S&P Says
Data Centers Face Downgrade Risk Amid Local Pushback, S&P Says
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NVIDIA GB200 Mass Production and AI Compute Power Flow: Power Shortage Becomes Key to 2026 Industry Landscape
As NVIDIA's GB300 series AI chips dominate the market in 2026, global AI data center electricity demand is surging at an unprecedented rate. By 2026, AI-optimized servers are projected to consume 31% of total data center electricity, surpassing traditional servers in 2027. Factors such as grid interconnection delays and rising wholesale electricity costs have made power, rather than chip supply, the primary bottleneck for AI infrastructure expansion. This article will delve into this trend and analyze the strategic deployments adopted by various parties in the industry chain to address the power challenge.
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Analysis of the KLT (KELTA) Project: A Look Back at Its Current Status and Risks, Having Once Been Positioned as a Data Center Token
KELTA (KLT) was once an ERC-20-based utility token project that raised funds through an ICO in 2018. It aimed to tokenize computing power and promised to provide passive income to holders. The project claimed that each KLT token represented 1 watt of data center capacity. However, as of 2022, its application is no longer available, and the associated company was listed as “unfunded” in 2026 with only one employee. Multiple sources have pointed out that its services are complex, its terms are questionable, and there are custody risks. This article will review the KELTA project’s historical context, its ICO details, and its current status.
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