Data Center

Nscale's 8GW West Virginia campus faces construction issues, local opposition, financing risks: Nscale's 2,250-acre, 8GW Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia has been hit by construction issues, local opposition, and financing risks, the Financial Times reported. Nvidia-backed Nscale is betting on the data center campus, according to the FT.

Data Centers • Techmeme

Nvidia claims DSX POD cuts AI data center deployment from six months to 14 days: Nvidia unveiled the DSX POD, a modular containerized version of its Vera Rubin reference architecture, at GTC Berlin. The company claims it can cut AI data center deployment from six months to 14 days.

AI Infrastructure • Techmeme

Nvidia launches new open models to run AI agents in enterprise data centers and on PCs: Nvidia launched new open models designed to run AI agents in enterprise data centers and on PCs. The release supports on-device, private AI agents for organizations that want to use their own models.

Nvidia • TechCrunch AI

Amazon • Amazon

Amazon pledges over €16B in Germany for AWS, AI, satellites and robotics: Amazon pledged to invest more than €16 billion ($17.9 billion) in Germany in 2027, according to Bloomberg. The spending will cover AWS and AI data centers, its Leo satellite program, Prime Video media production, and a Berlin robotics lab.