In an era of globalization and corporate consolidation, the “pick-and-shovel” ripple spreads very differently. It’s testing ...

RICHLAND PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) – Nearly nine months after breaking ground, Meta’s AI data center in Louisiana is now projected to cost almost three times more than originally estimated. In a ...

Data centers have become the starting blocks in the global race for AI supremacy. Tech giants like Meta, Alphabet, and OpenAI have committed hundreds of billions of dollars collectively to building ...

In a rural pocket of northeastern Louisiana, Meta is building a $30 billion data center called Hyperion. The project highlights an opaque system of financing that's fueling fears of an AI bubble. Meta ...

This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Nov. 24, 2025. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license. The tiny town of Holly Ridge, Louisiana will soon be home to a ...

The $1.5 billion data center that Meta Platforms is building on a 1,000-acre parcel in Northeast El Paso will likely use around 400,000 gallons of water per day on average when it’s up-and-running, ...

The Beaver Dam Commerce Park site, shown in a city map and aerial outline, will host Meta’s planned $1-billion data center campus. The 520-acre location will ...

Meta is building the world's largest data center in rural Louisiana, but its construction has led to dangerous road conditions in the area, with dozens of crashes reported on a small, two-lane road.

Meta said Tuesday that it formed a joint venture agreement with Blue Owl Capital in a deal worth $27 billion to fund and develop the massive Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana. The asset ...

The tech giant has spent more than $6 million on TV ads in state capitals and Washington, with the message that data centers create jobs. The tech giant has spent more than $6 million on TV ads in ...

Three U.S. Democratic senators are demanding answers from Meta over reports that the company plans to add facial recognition ...