Microsoft breaks ground on data center campus in La Porte, Indiana
17 buildings planned
17 buildings planned
Marcus Fontoura aims to "help build the next generation of AI systems"
Becomes the world’s fourth-largest publicly traded company
Claims Microsoft misled investors about the financial impact of AI investment
First phase will offer 48MW of capacity
Land acquired for $131 million
Land located along border of Vaasa and Mutasaari
Posits some steps to improve effectiveness of its human rights governance
Company valued at $15.5bn
Seeks to build on 490 acres of land adjacent to existing campus
Center set to house robots to be used for demonstrations with US partner companies
Broadcom’s investment in initial project phase reportedly tied to Microsoft purchase commitments
Data center was first announced in May 2024
Will hold a community information session later this month
Facility leased to an unnamed $3 trillion market cap company
On track to double footprint in two years
Highest growth rate since Q4 2021
Revenue share payments will also no longer be contingent on OpenAI achieving AGI
Company seeks to rezone an adjacent property for future development
Case originally filed in 2024
The campus will form a cluster of hundreds of thousands of GB200 GPUs
Company already has a significant presence in the area
Part of previously announced $19bn investment in the country
Boyd previously led engineering of hardware and software for AI models on Azure