Greg Abbott says data center developers ‘dug their own grave’

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said technology companies that develop data centers “dug their own grave” when they failed to win the support of local communities. Earlier this month, Abbott placed a moratorium on the development of new data centers in Texas until state regulators can audit the proposed sites that are seeking

Gov. Greg Abbott introduced new standards around data centers in Texas after community backlash. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the backlash data centers are getting from Americans is deserved. Abbott, who earlier supported data center development in the state, has since changed his tune. Politi

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said AI data centers have “dug their own grave” by not working in collaboration with local governments. Abbott said, “What we’ve been focused on is responding to concerns that have been raised

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered one of the starkest warnings yet from a Republican executive to the AI industry, telling ABC's Jonathan Karl that data center companies "dug their own grave" and deserve the backlash they're facing after failing to win community support. Why it matters: Abbott is the latest governor to

Abbott recently announced his state would halt approvals for proposed data centers while regulators conduct a comprehensive audit.

Nvidia continues to pour money into data center development — just as AI data centers bring lots of money into Nvidia.

Nvidia has made a minority investment in privately held Cloverleaf Infrastructure to develop infrastructure to power AI data center projects across the U.S., the companies said on Friday.

Aug 21 : Nvidia has made a minority investment in privately held Cloverleaf Infrastructure to develop infrastructure to power AI data center projects across the U.S., the companies said on Friday.The investment will help Cloverleaf develop sites for the data centers, while Nvidia will support infrastructure buildouts f

The chip maker has been building a stake in the data center ecosystem, recently taking equity in SoftBank's SB Energy and investing $2 billion in Lancium

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