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Oracle-Linked $18 Billion AI Data Center Loans Come Under Pressure, FT Reports

Sep 20, 2026

Oracle-Linked $18 Billion AI Data Center Loans Come Under Pressure, FT Reports

Oracle-linked AI data center Project Jupiter loans totaling $18 billion face selling pressure as credit concerns and New Mexico permitting disputes weigh, the FT reported.

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Virginia Curbs State Support for Large Data Centers, Plans Tighter Rules

Sep 20, 2026

Virginia Curbs State Support for Large Data Centers, Plans Tighter Rules

Virginia restricts state assistance for new data centers of at least 25 megawatts as Spanberger proposes tougher energy, environmental and approval rules.

Nscale’s IPO Filing Reveals $103B in AI Contracts with Heavy Funding Needs

Sep 19, 2026

Nscale’s IPO Filing Reveals $103B in AI Contracts with Heavy Funding Needs

Nscale’s IPO filing reveals $140.6 million in first-half revenue, $103.4 billion in AI customer contracts and $27.5 billion in equipment and construction commitments.

Miner Weekly: AI Could Slow Down – But $35B in Debt Financing Won’t Wait

Sep 17, 2026

Miner Weekly: AI Could Slow Down – But $35B in Debt Financing Won’t Wait

Public miners and AI peers pulled in $48 billion in financing—nearly three-quarters from net debt. Now the slowdown debate is putting the revenue assumptions behind that borrowing under scrutiny.

Fortitude Names Former Hut 8 CEO Leverton to Lead Zcash Miner Ahead of Listing

Sep 17, 2026

Fortitude Names Former Hut 8 CEO Leverton to Lead Zcash Miner Ahead of Listing

DCG’s Zcash miner Fortitude named former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as its new chief ahead of a planned Nasdaq listing through a HeartSciences merger.

Hut 8 Files $399 Million Building Project at Beacon Point AI Campus

Sep 15, 2026

Hut 8 Files $399 Million Building Project at Beacon Point AI Campus

Hut 8’s Texas filing details a $399 million Beacon Point building project at a campus with $19.6 billion in leases and $4.25 billion in Phase 1 financing.

In Virginia’s Data Center Hub, a County Fights to Reclaim Control

Sep 15, 2026

In Virginia’s Data Center Hub, a County Fights to Reclaim Control

Prince William County’s proposed data center restrictions expose Virginia’s competing pressures over local control, development rights, tax revenue and electricity costs.

AI Stocks Slide as Anthropic Chief Calls for Slower Development

Sep 14, 2026

AI Stocks Slide as Anthropic Chief Calls for Slower Development

US AI stocks fell on Monday after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for slower advances in the technology, putting the outlook for the industry’s infrastructure expansion under renewed scrutiny.

Fluidstack Gets Site-Work Permit for $4 Billion Texas AI Data Center

Sep 11, 2026

Fluidstack Gets Site-Work Permit for $4 Billion Texas AI Data Center

Fluidstack has secured a Cameron County worksite permit for its planned $4 billion Texas AI data center campus.

Nebius Sued Over Alabama AI Land Deal Allegedly Costing Regions $66 Million

Sep 11, 2026

Nebius Sued Over Alabama AI Land Deal Allegedly Costing Regions $66 Million

Nebius faces a shareholder lawsuit alleging a Birmingham AI data center land deal deprived Regions Bank of $66.3 million through three same-day sales.