- Samsung’s floating data centers mark a potential shift toward maritime solutions to meet the rising demands of AI infrastructure.
- Data center protests signal a trust gap. Developers must engage communities early to align AI infrastructure with local needs, writes Roshan Shah.
- Data centers face growing risks from cyber-physical systems. Operational technology security is critical for preventing outages and ensuring operational resilience.
- PJM’s proposed reliability framework would require many future large loads to either secure their own generating capacity or accept service curtailments during resource shortages.
- AWS posted its fastest growth in 18 quarters as Amazon raised AI infrastructure spending to $220 billion, citing memory costs and saying demand already stretches into 2028.
- No locations east of I-95 can support major new groundwater withdrawals under current Virginia permitting standards, officials say.
- Earnings calls shift the AI race from spending promises to energized campuses, power, and networking. Deployment pace, not GPU supply, is now the hyperscalers’ competitive edge.
- Alleged attacks on AWS facilities have prompted security experts to question whether traditional data center perimeter defenses are still fit for purpose.
- The former uranium enrichment complex would host more than 1.2 GW of AI compute backed by dedicated natural gas and battery storage.
- Amazon urged Virginia regulators to allow hyperscalers to fund transmission via CIAC, igniting debate over who pays for AI-driven grid growth in PJM.


