Oracle-OpenAI Drops Texas Expansion, Meta Steps In
Oracle and OpenAI scrapped plans to expand the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas. Meta now in talks to lease the site, with Nvidia facilitating.
Oracle and OpenAI scrapped plans to expand the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas. Meta now in talks to lease the site, with Nvidia facilitating.
Data center and AI-related stocks like CoreWeave plunged sharply as rising credit risks and heavy spending fears spark a sell-off in speculative tech trades. Investors are pushing back against big capital expenses.
Google ramps up its challenge to Nvidia by investing in startups like Fluidstack ($100M) and backing data-center partners to expand adoption of its cost-effective TPU AI chips amid supply challenges.
Activist investor Starboard Value urges Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms to accelerate its shift to high-power data centers for AI and hyperscalers, highlighting huge potential amid Bitcoin struggles.
Morgan Stanley gives Overweight ratings to TeraWulf and Cipher Mining, highlighting strong infrastructure experience and upside potential in bitcoin-to-data center conversions.
TeraWulf acquires two strategic sites adding 1.5 GW capacity, expanding to 2.8 GW total across five locations to support AI and high-performance computing growth.