Meta signs pre-development agreement for data center in Beloit, Wisconsin
Project could come to 430 acres near Wisconsin-Illinois border
Project could come to 430 acres near Wisconsin-Illinois border
First gigawatt scheduled for deployment later this year, with companies to align across silicon, systems, and software roadmaps
Agreement represents the first “large-scale” Nvidia Grace-only deployment
Company starts work in Lebanon
Following earlier deal with Microsoft
Next to the existing 2,250-acre site
Previously warned increase could see capex nearly double YoY
Meta wants to ramp up its data center footprint across the US
US banks are refusing to lend due to existing OpenAI commitments
Follows two arrests last week
475 acres could be added to existing campus
The new land is close to its other New Albany site
The staggering sum is required to keep pace with AI-driven capacity growth
Tens to hundreds of gigawatts of compute in the decades to come
Proceeds to fund a range of projects including buying equipment
Expected to span more than 700,000 sq ft
Meta reportedly backing project
Plot identified, but investment decision not finalized
AWS reportedly drops interest in project after proposed switch form liquid to air cooling - Meta said to be interested
Demasi spent nearly 19 years at Google
Says person familiar with the matter
Identity revealed by Township official
No one was harmed
Company developing two-building campus in Beaver city in Badger State