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Anthropic Escalates Cloud Spending With $45 Billion Nscale Agreement
Artificial Intelligence // August 26, 2026

Anthropic has agreed to pay $45 billion to rent cloud computing power from neocloud company Nscale’s West Virginia data center, which is set to start operating in late 2027, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Aug. 26), citing unnamed sources. The six-year commitment covers about 460 megawatts of...

Nscale Targets $3 Billion IPO as AI Data Center Demand Soars
IPO // August 21, 2026

Nscale, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, aims to raise as much as $3 billion in an initial public offering that could take place as soon as September, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 21), citing unnamed sources. Deliberations are ongoing, and the details could change,...

Grassroots Backlash Forces Big Tech to Rewrite Data Center Playbook
Artificial Intelligence // August 21, 2026

Grassroots resistance to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is accomplishing what policymakers have largely failed to do: forcing technology companies, utilities and elected officials to confront who pays for AI’s enormous demands on electricity, water and public infrastructure. Facing delayed projects, local moratoriums and growing...

Wintermute Eyes $1 Billion AI Investment in Shift From Crypto
Artificial Intelligence // August 12, 2026

Wintermute reportedly plans to invest $1 billion in high-frequency trading and artificial intelligence (AI) data center infrastructure. That’s according to a report Wednesday (Aug. 12) by Bloomberg News, which characterizes the move as the London-based trading firm’s efforts to diversify into traditional markets as the price of cryptocurrency...

Interviews & Exclusives
Utilities Turn to AI and Intelligent Agents to Manage Grid Demand

February 02, 2026
The modern power grid works so well that most people never think about it. At least until it doesn’t. Lights turn on instantly, homes stay cool during heat waves and electric vehicles charge overnight, as if electricity were infinite. In reality, the system is under historic strain, absorbing new demand from electrification, climate volatility and […]

CFOs Triple Down on Gen AI ROI, Fueling Chip-to-Server Surge

September 01, 2025
Multiple industries including cloud, chips, data storage, semiconductor manufacturing, data centers and servers are seeing revenue gains from artificial intelligence (AI), cementing its role as an economic driver. The main...

Amazon and Walmart Focus AI Investments on Their Retail Soft Spots

June 12, 2025
The everything consumer requires an everything retailer, and that’s the pole position that retail giants Amazon and Walmart have been battling for over the past two decades. The rivalry between...

Divided Picture Emerges on Tech and Enterprise AI Spend

February 14, 2025
Global IT spending is expected to increase by 9% in 2025, driven by AI and cloud expenditures, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings. But a divided picture is...

Quick Reads
OpenAI Expands Uday Ruddarraju’s Role to Head Compute and Infrastructure Units

October 14, 2026
OpenAI’s infrastructure and compute businesses have a new leader, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Oct. 14). The artificial intelligence company appointed its chief technology officer for compute, Uday Ruddarraju, to head both the infrastructure and compute businesses. The previous head of the infrastructure unit, Sachin Katti, will transition out of that role and remain an advisor, according […]

Anthropic Escalates Cloud Spending With $45 Billion Nscale Agreement

August 26, 2026
Anthropic has agreed to pay $45 billion to rent cloud computing power from neocloud company Nscale’s West Virginia data center, which is set to start operating in late 2027, Bloomberg...

Nscale Targets $3 Billion IPO as AI Data Center Demand Soars

August 21, 2026
Nscale, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, aims to raise as much as $3 billion in an initial public offering that could take place as soon as September,...

Wintermute Eyes $1 Billion AI Investment in Shift From Crypto

August 12, 2026
Wintermute reportedly plans to invest $1 billion in high-frequency trading and artificial intelligence (AI) data center infrastructure. That’s according to a report Wednesday (Aug. 12) by Bloomberg News, which characterizes the move as...