The US government is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit from the NAACP, arguing that the Colossus 2 data center is crucial for national security. The data center runs the Grok Gov AI model, and the government claims a shutdown "directly threatens ongoing national security interests."

Oracle's Project Jupiter is targeting a New Mexico desert already struggling with water consumption, but the company assures residents that the data center's water usage is "negligible."

SpaceX's new Gigasat factory will mass-produce AI satellites for orbital data centers. Musk says the company is targeting 1 GW of space AI compute by 2027 and 100 GW per year by 2030.

SpaceX has secured a 35-year, 100% property tax abatement for its proposed $55 billion TeraFAB semiconductor facility in Texas. Elon Musk argues the exemption is essential to compete with global chipmakers, while residents raise concerns over transparency, infrastructure, and environmental impacts.

Microsoft CEO claims the company's new AI data centers use only as much water as a single restaurant annually, thanks to a closed-loop cooling system designed to dramatically reduce consumption.