Anthropic has secured 3.5 gigawatts of Google TPU capacity via Broadcom, tripling its October 2025 deal, as its revenue run rate has surpassed $30 billion.

Microsoft has agreed to lease up to 900 MW of AI data center capacity in Abilene, Texas, from Crusoe after Oracle and OpenAI walked away from the site.

Three senior OpenAI executives behind the $500 billion Stargate data center initiative have departed amid a leadership crisis ahead of the company's IPO.

Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill to freeze new AI data center construction until Congress passes safety and environmental protection laws.

An 82-year-old Kentucky farmer has rejected a $26M offer to turn her 1,200-acre farm into an AI data center, sparking a rezoning fight over 2,000 acres.

Greater Paducah Economic Development told the McCracken County Fiscal Court that the DOE received roughly 17 submissions for AI/data-center work at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site and that a partner selection announcement is anticipated soon; the presentation outlined power, water and environmental considerations for the heavily reviewed Superfund site.

Texas Data Centers Face New Scrutiny Following Governor's Order Austin, TX – Governor Greg Abbott has mandated a comprehensive audit of data center projects seeking to connect to the Texas power grid, effectively pausing progress on some interconnection milestones. The directive, issued August 3, 2026, aims to address significant strain on the Electric Reliability Council

At a federal hearing, an unnamed senator asked witnesses how EPA and federal permitting reform can allow emergency backup generators during storms and provide predictable, technology-neutral permitting to attract data centers and manufacturers to Arkansas.

Oracle has cut thousands of jobs across five countries via pre-dawn emails, with TD Cowen estimating up to 30,000 roles eliminated to fund AI spending.

Mistral AI has secured $830 million in debt financing from seven banks to build a 44-megawatt data center near Paris equipped with 13,800 Nvidia GB300 GPUs.

Ameren Corporation executives detailed significant investment plans and financing strategies during a recent investor conference call. The company intends to allocate $4 billion over the next five years to electric distribution infrastructure, primarily in Missouri. Forward Sales Agreements, previously utilized in 2026, will continue to be employed to secure funding for these projects, alongside a

County officials described a proposed Solus Arcs Virginia LLC data center that would use a roughly 99-acre site in Progress Park, estimate more than $1 billion in private investment and about $10 million a year in additional real-estate revenue, and said a public town-hall will be scheduled to answer resident questions.

The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the rezoning of 61.8 acres northeast of Page Road and a conditional use permit allowing rooftop equipment up to 90 feet to accommodate a proposed data‑center campus. County staff and the applicant said the project could bring a multi‑billion‑dollar capital investment, but board members,