Europe’s new AI data centres are being built 175km from anywhere
Facilities planned for 2026 to 2028 average roughly 175km from major hubs, against 46km historically. Latency lost the argument to electricity.
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Facilities planned for 2026 to 2028 average roughly 175km from major hubs, against 46km historically. Latency lost the argument to electricity.
A reported $100 billion credit guarantee for OpenAI data centres turns the largest chip vendor in the world into the lender of last resort for its biggest customer. We have seen this shape before.