#AI data centers

Washington County passes data center resolution amid community concerns

Washington County commissioners passed a Resolution and Order on Tuesday that could shape the future of data center development in the county. KOIN What should a county ask of…

Microsoft profits soar days after announcing thousands of layoffs

Microsoft reported soaring profits days after announcing thousands of layoffs, BBC reports. BBC What does it say about the AI boom that record profits and job cuts are arriving…

US economy grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter

The US economy grew at a 3.4% annualized rate in the third quarter, above the 3.2% economists polled by Reuters expected, as consumer spending and AI-driven business investment…

Umatilla declares a state of emergency over Kotek's data center moratorium

The city of Umatilla has declared a state of emergency over Gov. Tina Kotek's data center moratorium, OPB reports. OPB How should Oregon weigh data center growth against local…

Fiber and broadband projects by Oregon highways on hold after Kotek data center order

Fiber and broadband projects along Oregon highways are on hold following Gov. Tina Kotek's data center order, according to the Oregon Capital Chronicle. Oregon Capital Chronicle…

Aurora City Council rejects data center moratorium, approves new data center rules

Aurora's City Council rejected a data center moratorium on Monday and instead approved new rules for data centers. Sentinel Colorado Are rules on water and siting enough, or does…

Meta announces $95bn fundraising drive to pay for AI expansion

Meta announced a $95 billion fundraising drive, saying the share sale will support continued investment in AI infrastructure. The Guardian Does raising equity rather than…

Bitcoin's hashrate has jumped to its highest level in 7 months, despite some miners shifting to AI infrastructure

Oregon towns say Kotek's data center pause could cost them millions

Umatilla's city council declared an emergency over the financial loss from Gov. Tina Kotek's pause on data center permits through July, and rural leaders say they were blindsided…

Nasdaq falls 4.5% in its worst week since late June as AI-spending doubts and $110 Brent weigh

The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.14% on Friday to 26,140.03 and 4.5% on the week, its worst since late June, while Brent crude touched about $110 a barrel for the first time since May…

AI data center boom is causing higher interest rates and pressure on everyone and even corporations according to Jamie Dimon of Chase:…

AI data center boom is causing higher interest rates and pressure on everyone and even corporations according to Jamie Dimon of Chase:

Atomic Machines came out of stealth with a machine that builds from code. Its first product is a power relay.

The dynamo room at Edison's Pearl Street Station, New York, the first central power plant (opened 1882). The picture is here because the company's first product is a switch for…

Is Bitcoin "Tokenized Compute"? Jason Lowery's AI Argument, Checked

Original diagram. The verdicts are the author's reading. Claim quoted from Jason Lowery's post on X, October 7, 2026 UTC. Any argument that ends with "the correction is going to…

The Bridge Loan Nobody Signed For

Diagram is my own, illustrating the figures in the cited post — not a reproduction of its own chart image, which I wasn't able to view directly. A post from ZeroHedge crossed my…