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- Texas election shifts could reshape AI data center expansion
MIT Technology Review reports that Texas Democrats’ electoral gains could lead to delays or a moratorium on data center projects, following Greg Abbott’s September 21 order halting permits. Major AI infrastructure plans include Stargate Frontier, a 1,820-megawatt project, and the 6,400-megawatt Nexus Hubbard, but local authorities, state offices, construction unions, and lenders may shape the final outcome.
MIT Technology Review AI · 🔥 0 - SpaceX’s 2027 AI datacenter estimate rises to about 13GW
SemiAnalysis reports that SpaceX has about 3.6GW of data-center capacity under construction across multiple sites and has identified more than 9GW of potential capacity at Colossus, Starbase and other tracked locations. The firm says SpaceX’s estimate for 2027 has risen to approximately 13GW, while Elon Musk has claimed high confidence that the company could build 10GW during that year. These figures are estimates or targets rather than confirmed operating capacity, and power availability, grid connections, permitting, emissions rules and hardware supply could constrain the rollout.
SemiAnalysis · 🔥 0 - xAI Deploys Eight Converted Jet-Engine Turbines for Colossus 2
The New York Times, citing Mississippi state permits and satellite imagery, reported that xAI installed eight converted jet-engine turbines in Mississippi to help power its Colossus 2 data center in Memphis. ProEnergy refurbished the retired General Electric engines, which are commonly found on Boeing aircraft and were adapted to burn natural gas. Each turbine is reportedly capable of producing up to 50 megawatts. The deployment offers a faster source of power than waiting years for grid connections, which have placed some AI data centers in lengthy connection queues. The Southern Environmental Law Center has challenged Mississippi’s approval of the turbines over emissions concerns, including formaldehyde and projected emissions; the reports do not state the outcome of that challenge.
TechCrunch AI · 🔥 0 - SpaceX Adds Two Sites to Memphis Colossus 2 Complex
Elon Musk said SpaceX is adding two sites, called Gun Range and Spam, to the Colossus 2 AI computing complex in Memphis. He said Gun Range is tracking to become operational by the end of November, while Spam is planned for December, according to The Next Web. The sites are intended to expand computing capacity for Grok.
The Next Web · 🔥 0 - Musk Predicts Orbital AI Compute Will Overtake Terrestrial Capacity
Elon Musk predicted on X that monthly deployed orbital AI compute would probably exceed terrestrial compute around the end of 2028 and far exceed it in 2029. Separately, Epoch AI estimated that xAI's Memphis-based Colossus 2 currently has about 1.11 million H100-equivalent GPUs, with a possible rise to 1.82 million by early 2027. The estimates rely on satellite imagery, cooling infrastructure, and public information rather than a complete hardware inventory.
科技新报 · 🔥 0 - Ackman Estimates SpaceX May Need $1 Trillion for AI Compute Expansion
Bill Ackman said SpaceX might need to borrow as much as $1 trillion if Elon Musk reaches the company’s ambitious compute-capacity target. Wccftech reports that SpaceX plans to reach about 20 GW of compute capacity by the end of 2027, adding 13 GW to its existing footprint. However, the article’s own calculation based on $390 billion in expected compute-related capital expenditure implies roughly $30 billion per added GW, suggesting actual borrowing could be substantially below Ackman’s estimate.
Wccftech · 🔥 0 - Data centre expansion faces growing backlash
Data centres are expanding rapidly to support AI services such as ChatGPT and Claude, while their electricity use, water consumption, noise and environmental impact are fueling public opposition. BBC Technology reports that 16 US states have proposed laws to ban or temporarily block new facilities, with opposition also reported in Mexico, France, Indonesia and the UK. The debate will feature in the US midterms on 3 November, while Brookings Center analysis finds that hyperscale facilities generate more local jobs than colocation sites.
BBC Technology · 🔥 0 - SpaceX Offers 20% Premium for Memphis Colossus Expansion Staff
IT之家, citing internal emails obtained by Business Insider and 科技新报, reports that SpaceX is recruiting employees to work on site in Memphis, Tennessee, or Southaven, Mississippi, for six weeks. Participants receive a temporary 20% pay premium, may earn project-linked bonuses, and have travel and logistics covered while supporting the expansion of the Colossus 1 and Colossus 2 data centers.
IT之家 AI · 🔥 0 - Judge rejects xAI bid to dismiss Colossus pollution lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Debra M. Brown denied xAI’s request to dismiss the NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit over gas turbines powering the Colossus data center in the Memphis area. The court found that the plaintiffs have statutory standing, rejected xAI’s claim that the turbines qualify as mobile sources exempt from permits, and upheld the constitutionality of Clean Air Act citizen suits, allowing the claims to proceed.
TechCrunch AI · 🔥 0 - Musk says SpaceX's $28.5T market estimate was wrong, real figure 'vastly higher'
Elon Musk said in an Oct 19 post on X that SpaceX's estimate of a $28.5 trillion total addressable market (TAM) in its IPO filing was wrong and that the real figure is "vastly higher", without giving a new number, calculation method or timeframe. SpaceX's S-1 split the TAM into about $370 billion in space-related services, $1.6 trillion in connectivity and $26.5 trillion in AI, with roughly $22.7 trillion of the AI portion attributed to enterprise AI applications and $760 billion to consumer subscriptions. Reports note that TAM is a company estimate of the market its products could theoretically reach, not SpaceX revenue, orders or valuation, and that the filing excludes China and Russia from its global estimates. Coverage also cites the Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, a proposed Starmind orbital AI compute constellation, and Musk's Oct 15 claim that SpaceX's market value could reach $100 trillion in under 10 years.
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