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Crusoe says Google has bought out its data center site in southeast Wyoming; Crusoe reportedly failed to lock in customers including Google for the project (Lynn Doan/Bloomberg)
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- Google bought Crusoe's data center site in southeast Wyoming and will take on the project itself.
- Crusoe reportedly failed to lock in customers, including Google, for the project.
- The deal highlights the challenges of developing large AI data centers, per TechCrunch.
Why it matters
The deal shows that building large AI data center projects is difficult and that a hyperscaler may step in when a developer cannot secure customers, which matters for anyone tracking AI infrastructure capacity.
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- #crusoe
- #wyoming
Lynn Doan / Bloomberg : Crusoe says Google has bought out its data center site in southeast Wyoming; Crusoe reportedly failed to lock in customers including Google for the project — Alphabet Inc.'s Google has bought out Crusoe's data center site in southeast Wyoming, opting…
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Crusoe says Google has bought out its data center site in southeast Wyoming; Crusoe reportedly failed to lock in customers including Google for the project (Lynn Doan/Bloomberg)
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Google Takes Over Wyoming Data Center That Crusoe Had Pitched