- New Census data showed that data center construction reached an annualized rate of $50.7 billion in April, surpassing general office construction.
- As AI investment accelerates, data center operators can draw on lessons from previous cycles to expand capacity while managing power, volatility and long-term risk.
- Berkshire Hathaway’s $10 billion investment underscores investor confidence in AI infrastructure as Alphabet seeks $80 billion to scale compute capacity and meet surging demand.
- A new government-developed platform analyzes volatile AI campus power demands to help utilities and regulators ensure grid stability.
- The company plans up to 5 GW of AI infrastructure in France, where EDF is turning former power plant sites into data center campuses and electricity has become a competitive advantage.
- At its GTC Taipei conference, Nvidia announces Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXAI as early adopters of its new Vera CPU.
- Utilities say hyperscale data centers can spread grid costs across more customers, but regulators are building protections in case that growth fails to materialize.
- We explore the latest developments in data center hardware and infrastructure announced over the past month.
- CedarDB co-founder Lukas Vogel argues enterprises may need to rethink where permissions and control live as AI agents move closer to operational systems.
- As hyperscale AI campuses scale up, water and wastewater capacity are emerging as siting gatekeepers, reshaping cooling choices, municipal planning, and project approvals.


