Trump ignores biggest reasons his AI data center buildout is failing
Nearly 50% of data center projects delayed as China holds key to power infrastructure.
Donald Trump is facing significant hurdles after declaring, in a series of executive orders last year, that rapid construction of AI data centers was among his top priorities to ensure the US wins the AI race against China. Perhaps most likely to frustrate the president, his aggressive tariffs on Chinese imports are reportedly hindering most data center projects. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that "almost half of the US data centers planned for this year are expected to be delayed or canceled" because developers can't import enough transformers, switchgear, and batteries to build out the power infrastructure that every data center needs.Read full article Comments
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