Oracle Fires Thousands in Pre-Dawn Emails to Fund AI Push 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.

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Oracle Fires Thousands in Pre-Dawn Emails to Fund AI Push

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Mistral AI Secures $830M Debt for Paris Data Center 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.

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Mistral AI Secures $830M Debt for Paris Data Center

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Microsoft Leases Texas Data Center Abandoned by Oracle, OpenAI 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.

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Microsoft Leases Texas Data Center Abandoned by Oracle, OpenAI

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Bernie Sanders AI Bill Aims to Freeze AI Data Center Construction Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill to freeze new AI data center construction until Congress passes safety and environmental protection laws.

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Bernie Sanders AI Bill Aims to Freeze AI Data Center Construction

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Kentucky Farmer Rejects $26M AI Data Center Bid 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.

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Kentucky Farmer Rejects $26M AI Data Center Bid

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Paducah site draws DOE AI/data-center interest; county official says decision expected soon 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.

Exciting developments are underway in Paducah as the DOE receives interest for a major data center at the PGDP site, potentially transforming the region's economy!

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Ameren’s Big Investments: Infrastructure, Data Centers, and Analyst Views - Cozzy Energy Solutions 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

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Senator presses officials on backup-generator rules and federal permitting to keep data-center investments in Arkansas 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.

A senator is pushing for flexible backup generator rules and federal reforms to keep Arkansas at the forefront of data center investments after recent winter storms revealed vulnerabilities in the power grid.

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Wythe County officials outline proposed $1 billion data center in Progress Park, promise town hall for residents 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.

Wythe County is on the verge of a game-changing $1 billion data center investment that promises to boost local revenue and create jobs, but residents will have a chance to voice their concerns at an upcoming town hall.

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Board approves rezoning, height waiver for proposed data‑center campus near Page Road 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,

The Powhatan County Board just greenlit a massive data-center campus project that could inject billions into the local economy!

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