US companies win billions in African data center deals in direct competition with China

From Lesotho to Gabon, American firms are winning AI data center and power contracts worth billions as the U.S.-China trade war intensifies in Africa.

Google is backstopping the deal with its investment-grade credit rating, and is expected to receive an equity stake of about 20% in the project

Good morning. We’re seeing pushback in the AI revolution. Some of that comes from concerns about the technology–more than 1,200 employees of the world’s leading AI labs signed a statement this week asking the U.S. government to help build tools to slow down development. Workers and even leaders are pushing policymakers

Morgan Stanley is the lead banker engaging in advanced talks to lend $15 billion to Nexus Data Centers, CNBC confirmed.

July 30 : Data-center developer Nexus Data Centers is in advanced talks to raise $15 billion for a Texas campus tied to Anthropic, with Alphabet's Google offering financial guarantees and supplying chips, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.Big Tech has been pouring bill

Exclusive | Banks in Talks to Lend $15 Billion for Anthropic Data Center Backed by Google  WSJ

"Our community, like many others, needs to fight against data centers invading our land," the music icon wrote.

Willie Nelson criticized data centers on social media on Tuesday. Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Willie Nelson has joined the fight against data centers. He said he was resisting data centers near his hometown of Abbott, Texas. He said residents don't need a "loud, water thievi

NextEra, Brookfield plan $100 billion Kentucky data center campus  Reuters

The country icon is concerned that the water and energy-swallowing centers are an existential threat to his hometown of Abbott, Texas.

The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Electric Reliability Council of Texas to further regulate data centers’ use of the power grid.

From New York to Texas, state and local governments have heard the message: Their constituents are wary of data centers. Across the political spectrum, large numbers of Americans agree that these facilities should pay taxes, cover the bill for water and power upgrades, keep noise to a minimum, and employ locals at dece

The expansion of data centers in Brazil requires planning, transparency, and regulations that ensure benefits for the country and reduce socio-environmental impacts. The conclusion was drawn by researchers during a debate held in Niterói, in Rio’s metropolitan region, on Monday (Jul. 27) as part of the 78th Annual Meet

Keeping phones out of landfills and doing useful things is a good thing.

Data centers have emerged as a major political issue heading into the 2026 midterm elections due to concerns regarding job creation, water consumption, and the strain on the national electric grid.

Developer Brian O'Neill, who wants to build a 2 million-square-foot AI data center outside Conshohocken, has brought a legal challenge to Plymouth Township's zoning ordinance.