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Google data center campus spawns excitement, concern
Google will invest $3 billion to build a data center campus in Botetourt County, Virginia, creating 150 jobs and prompting water infrastructure studies.
Google’s Botetourt data center campus may use 8M gallons of water daily
Unredacted documents reveal Google’s planned Botetourt data center may require 2M–8M gallons of water daily for operations.
Nvidia forecasts first-quarter sales above estimates
Nvidia forecasts first-quarter revenue of $78 billion, surpassing estimates, driven by strong demand for AI processors amid Big Tech's heavy investments.
Dominion prepares for 70,000 MW in data center demand
Data center power requests in Virginia now total 70,000 MW — triple Dominion Energy’s peak load, according to a new SCC filing.
Google sued by Autodesk over AI-powered movie-making software
Autodesk sued Google, alleging trademark infringement over Flow AI software used in film, TV and video games.
Google goes from laggard to leader as it pulls ahead of OpenAI with stellar AI growth
Alphabet is emerging as an AI leader, but investor worries rose after Google said it could spend up to $185B this year.
Google could spend $3B building Botetourt data centers
State documents reveal Google’s plan for a data center campus in Botetourt County that could cost $3 billion.
Alphabet hits $4 trillion valuation as AI refocus lifts sentiment
Jan 12 (Reuters) – Alphabet hit a $4 trillion market valuation on Monday, as the Google parent’s sharpened artificial intelligence focus allayed doubts about its strategy and thrust it back to the forefront of the high-stakes race. The tech giant on Wednesday surpassed Apple in market capitalization for the first time since 2019, becoming the […]
Top Five: January 2026
1 | University board fight ends; Spanberger to fill 22 seats The legal battle between Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state Senate Democrats over university boards of visitors ended as both sides acknowledged the matter would be made moot by the new General Assembly session and change in gubernatorial administrations. (Dec. 9) 2 | SAIC shakes […]
Alphabet to buy clean energy developer Intersect in $4.75 billion deal amid AI push
Dec 22 (Reuters) – Alphabet said on Monday it would buy clean energy developer Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus assumed debt, as tech giants spend billions to expand the computing and power capacity necessary for developing artificial intelligence. Big Tech has ramped up investments in energy firms as U.S. power grids struggle to […]
Google works to erode Nvidia’s software advantage with Meta’s help
Dec 17 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google is working on a new initiative to make its artificial intelligence chips better at running PyTorch, the world’s most widely used AI software framework, in a move aimed at weakening Nvidia’s longstanding dominance of the AI computing market, according to people familiar with the matter. The effort is part […]
