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Groq inference tech licensed to Nvidia as leadership shifts there

Groq inference tech licensed to Nvidia as leadership shifts there

Melissa Palmer
December 29, 2025

Groq signed a non-exclusive deal to license its inference technology to Nvidia. Groq’s founder, president, and other team members are...

Transparency on AI data center costs now shapes infrastructure choices

Transparency on AI data center costs now shapes infrastructure choices

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

The piece argues that large, often AI-focused data centers are being built with too little transparency about who pays the...

AI buildout in Chesterfield raises concerns over data center risks

AI buildout in Chesterfield raises concerns over data center risks

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Google is moving ahead with “Project Peanut,” a massive multi-site data center campus in Chesterfield County, as part of a...

Political backlash to AI data centers reshapes risk calculations

Political backlash to AI data centers reshapes risk calculations

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Data centers have become a frontline political issue in the US, with 142 activist groups across 24 states pushing back...

Massive rural data center strains grid, tests Leon County oversight

Massive rural data center strains grid, tests Leon County oversight

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Belltown Power plans a massive 1,500 MW data center in rural Leon County, Texas, a clear signal of hyperscale-style power...

Gas-backed power strategy reshapes North Dakota data center Planning

Gas-backed power strategy reshapes North Dakota data center Planning

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

The core signal is that Basin Electric and NextEra are exploring a large natural gas plant in North Dakota to...

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Henrietta Township in Michigan is pre-writing a data center ordinance before any AI or cloud developers show up, signaling that...

Frederick County opens rural land to tightly capped data center growth

Frederick County opens rural land to tightly capped data center growth

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Frederick County, Maryland just approved a plan to double the land available for data centers while capping total data center...

Georgia’s open stance on AI data centers reshapes investment and growth

Georgia’s open stance on AI data centers reshapes investment and growth

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Georgia is emerging as an AI infrastructure hotspot even as its broader economy slows. The state is leaning into data...

Central Pennsylvania backs major AI data center hub near Carlisle

Central Pennsylvania backs major AI data center hub near Carlisle

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Middlesex Township’s planners gave an initial green light to subdivide a 693-acre tract for “Pennsylvania Digital 1,” a three-campus data...

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