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May 29, 2026

 
Investment in power and platforms

Pennsylvania's Governor Shapiro has unveiled new data center standards requiring developers to fully cover their own energy expenses.

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Should Pennsylvania's new data center standards requiring developers to cover their energy expenses be expanded nationwide?

April 2026 global data center transactions reveal that power alignment, capital access, and platform execution are the key drivers determining where the next wave of artificial intelligence infrastructure will scale.

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DigitalBridge is set to acquire energy specialist ArcLight for $1 billion, a deal that underscores the increasing synergy between data center development and power infrastructure.

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I Squared Capital has acquired 10 data centers with 53MW of capacity from Cogent across multiple US states, intending to establish a new US-based operator for these facilities.

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Shifting enterprise AI workload demands

Snowflake's substantial investment in AWS signifies a major shift as enterprise artificial intelligence workloads transition from experimental stages to persistent operational infrastructure, thereby altering hyperscale compute demand.

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Meta is considering the offering of cloud computing services, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg indicating it is a possibility.

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Should Meta offer public cloud computing services, potentially competing with AWS and Azure?

Applied Digital has signed a substantial 430MW data center lease with an unnamed hyperscaler and has also completed the spin-out of its cloud business.

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CoreWeave has launched a new platform designed to continuously optimize AI agents in production environments by integrating inference, reinforcement learning, and observability using live data.

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Scaling data center cooling supply

AI infrastructure developers are now moving beyond simply purchasing cooling equipment to reserving industrial production capacity years in advance, as highlighted by Modine's significant $4 billion deal.

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The global market for data center chillers is expected to exceed USD 6.4 billion by 2035.

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PowerBridge has strengthened its leadership team in response to the accelerating demand for AI infrastructure.

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Strategic land acquisition for infrastructure

Data center land deals experienced a substantial 141% surge in the first quarter, significantly impacting and reshaping the broader market.

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Developers are actively acquiring land in proximity to TSMC's semiconductor manufacturing facilities.

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Chatter
The view from Reddit
“Being sole admin sucks sometimes”

The sole network admin struggles with leadership's fluctuating confidence in the UniFi environment, pressure to adopt AI-driven workflows, and demands for travel, while balancing technical realities with management expectations.

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“Microslop 365 Admin Centre - Crashout”

A user is frustrated with the Microsoft 365 Admin Center's broken licensing system, which prevents the removal of unwanted licenses purchased due to a checkout error, and is met with unhelpful AI support and demands for payment to fix Microsoft's own issues.

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Should Microsoft 365 licensing errors be fixed by AI support, or require human intervention?

“Joining Meta ENS team worth it? AI age..”

A candidate considering a role on Meta's ENS team is concerned about the high-stress, fast-paced environment and hyper-segmented teams, prioritizing stability and work-life balance over high compensation.

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