#Data Center

At Hot Chips 2026, Intel revealed the architecture of Crescent Island: 32 Xe3P cores, 256 XMX matrix engines, up to 480 GB of LPDDR5X, and a 350 W TDP. The accelerator targets cost-efficient AI inference for agentic scenarios; first samples are expected in the second half of 2026.

Yadro's procurement monitoring recorded a 35% rise in the average cost of a standard server in Russia in the first half of 2026 — to 2.5 million rubles. The main cause was a memory shortage against the backdrop of the AI boom.

🇫🇮 Helios Nordic Energy Finland Oy plans to build a giant data center with a capacity of up to 500 MW in Lapinlahti (Finland). 🏗️ The project on 80 hectares includes a solar power plant and requires new zoning. 💰 The mayor promises hundreds of jobs. 📅 Council decision expected in August 2026. #Helios #DataCenter #Finland #VINCI

🚧 Critical delay for Oracle Data Center: Green Chile pipeline postponed to 2027. 🔹 Project Jupiter (OpenAI + Oracle) worth $165 billion faces a schedule breach. 🔹 Pipeline commissioning delayed to February 1, 2027, instead of August 2026. 🔹 Reason: New Mexico authorities denied laying pipes through state lands due to environmental concerns. 🔹 2.5 GW power supply via Bloom Energy fuel cells is at risk.

🏙️ Chicago on the brink of a digital renaissance: historic 1927 building to be converted into a data center. The project has sparked controversy between heritage defenders and investors. #Chicago #DataCenter #HistoricPreservation

🌊 **Kraaken: Floating Data Center Powered by Ocean Heat** Optimal Transit has presented a concept for an autonomous offshore data center capable of generating energy and desalinating water. 🔹 **Technology:** Uses ocean heat (DOT) and waste heat from servers. 🔹 **Power:** Versions available at 10–20 MW and 50–100 MW. 🔹 **Desalination:** Up to 30,000 m³ of water per day. 🔹 **Mobility:** Can flee from a tsunami at speeds up to 16 knots. 💰 **Price:** ~$500 million for 100 MW (2-3 times cheaper than land-based data centers). Currently a concept, but the battle for floating data centers is already underway: Keppel, Panthalassa, and Samsung are also involved. 🚀

🇦🇲 The largest AI factory in the CIS has opened in Armenia! Firebird built a data center in Hrazdan in six months with NVIDIA support. 🚀 6,144 B200 GPUs are already operational, with plans for 70,000 chips by 2027. 💰 Investments reach $4 billion. #AI #Armenia #NVIDIA

Meta* and BlackRock have joined forces to build a giant data center in Texas with a capacity of 1 GW. 💰 Investments in the El Paso project will amount to about $14 billion, with operations scheduled to begin in 2028. 🏗️

Chinese DeepSeek is building a massive 1 GW data center in Inner Mongolia to compete with OpenAI and NVIDIA. 🇨🇳🤖 The project is estimated at $50 billion and will be the largest in China. Read details about the technological race in our article. 📉🇺🇸

Advocates have accused Amazon and Duke Energy of circumventing the US Clean Air Act. The companies installed hundreds of diesel generators for a data center in North Carolina, splitting applications to avoid strict environmental regulations. 🏭🚫🌫️

Elon Musk's xAI has begun dismantling 69 mobile gas turbines that powered the Colossus data centers. This decision is the result of an agreement with Mississippi authorities following an environmental violation scandal. A full transition to a permanent power plant is planned by July 2027. 🏭⚡️🌱

Meta Platforms is building a new data center in Texas but is hiding $12 billion in debt off its balance sheet. The project is financed through a BlackRock fund at 7% interest, with risks transferred to a special company, Sopaipilla. 🏗️📉