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Data Centers 8 July 2025 - 6 October 2025

AAOI Soars in the Race for the AI‑Powered 800 Gbit Data Center: Can Applied Optoelectronics Keep Up?

AAOI Soars in the Race for the AI‑Powered 800 Gbit Data Center: Can Applied Optoelectronics Keep Up?

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) closed at $27.93 on Oct. 6, 2025, after trading between $28.40 and $33.57. Q2 revenue jumped 137% year-over-year to $103 million, but EPS missed estimates at –$0.16 and free cash flow stayed negative. The company unveiled new optical transceivers and AI-powered software modules in September. Shares have returned 115.6% over the past year, with a beta of 2.91.
AI Capex Boom at the Crossroads: Are the Hyperscalers Running into Trouble?

AI Capex Boom at the Crossroads: Are the Hyperscalers Running into Trouble?

Morgan Stanley’s Lisa Shalett warns the AI spending surge is nearing its late stages, citing slowing free-cash-flow growth among hyperscalers after capex quadrupled since 2022. She notes most AI infrastructure is funded by mature businesses facing saturation and rising competition. Strategas data shows hyperscalers’ free cash flow could shrink 16% in the next year. Morgan Stanley advises caution on small-cap and unprofitable tech stocks.
Rick Perry’s $15B Data Center Dream Goes Public in AI Gold Rush

Rick Perry’s $15B Data Center Dream Goes Public in AI Gold Rush

Fermi America raised $682.5 million in its September 2025 IPO, valuing the AI infrastructure startup at up to $15 billion. Shares opened nearly 19% higher on Nasdaq, with a London listing following. The company plans a 5,000-acre AI campus near Amarillo, Texas, aiming to deliver up to 11 GW of power. Co-founded by Rick Perry, Fermi is pre-revenue and seeking federal loans and reactor approvals.
Exposing AI Bias: 10 Powerful Ways to Fight Algorithmic Discrimination

AI Megatrends 2025: The Next Wave Is Here—Why Data‑Center Power, AI Agents & Edge Devices Could Reshape Markets (and Portfolios) Now

OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announced five new U.S. AI data center sites, aiming for 7 GW capacity in a $500 billion program, with Nvidia joining as supplier and investor. PJM warned AI data center power demand is outpacing grid additions; the White House moved to fast-track power projects. Samsung passed Nvidia’s HBM3E memory qualification, intensifying competition with SK hynix and Micron. Microsoft and Meta raised capex guidance as data center spending surges.
NUAI Rockets Nearly 50% in a Day After AI Data‑Center Milestone—What Changed on Sept. 25–26 and What Could Break Next

NUAI Rockets Nearly 50% in a Day After AI Data‑Center Milestone—What Changed on Sept. 25–26 and What Could Break Next

New Era Energy & Digital (NASDAQ: NUAI) surged 49.8% to $1.38 on Sept. 25, trading 76.6 million shares after media coverage highlighted completion of Phase One engineering for its Texas Critical Data Centers JV. Pre-market quotes early Sept. 26 reached $1.86. The company faces a Nasdaq listing risk after a staff determination letter on Sept. 5. TCDC aims for 1 GW of AI data-center capacity with initial power targeted for early 2027.
26 September 2025
AI Data Center Boom Sends GDS Holdings Stock Soaring – 2025 Outlook Reveals What’s Next for Investors

AI Data Center Boom Sends GDS Holdings Stock Soaring – 2025 Outlook Reveals What’s Next for Investors

GDS Holdings shares jumped over 10% to above $41 on September 24, 2025, after Q2 earnings beat expectations and the company launched China’s first data center C-REIT IPO, raising RMB2.4 billion. Revenue rose 12.4% year-on-year to RMB2.90 billion, and net losses narrowed. Eight of 11 analysts now rate the stock a Buy or Strong Buy. GDS’s debt remains high despite stronger cash reserves.
VNET Group’s AI-Fueled Data Center Boom Sends Stock Soaring – What Investors Need to Know

VNET Group’s AI-Fueled Data Center Boom Sends Stock Soaring – What Investors Need to Know

VNET Group shares jumped 14% to $10.62 on September 24, 2025, after landing a 40MW data center contract near Beijing. Q2 revenue rose 22% to RMB 2.43 billion, but the company posted a loss of $0.06 per share, missing estimates. VNET holds RMB 17.4 billion in debt and raised $430 million in March via convertible bonds. Founder Sheng “Josh” Chen remains interim CEO after dropping a privatization plan.
Rick Perry’s $13 Billion AI Data Center REIT – 2025 Analysis, Expert Insights & Future Outlook

Rick Perry’s $13 Billion AI Data Center REIT – 2025 Analysis, Expert Insights & Future Outlook

Fermi, a Texas data center REIT co-founded by Rick Perry, set IPO terms on September 24, 2025, seeking a $13.16 billion valuation and aiming to raise $550 million. The company, pre-revenue and founded in January, plans to build a 5,200-acre Amarillo campus with up to 11 GW of power, backed by $350 million in pre-IPO financing and a 99-year land lease with Texas Tech University.
10X Faster Than Any Supercomputer: Inside Microsoft’s AI Mega-Datacenter

10X Faster Than Any Supercomputer: Inside Microsoft’s AI Mega-Datacenter

Microsoft has announced Fairwater, a 315-acre AI datacenter campus in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, its largest AI facility to date. The site will house over 1.2 million sq. ft. of buildings packed with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, forming a supercomputer ten times faster than current leaders. Microsoft is investing over $7 billion in the project, creating about 800 permanent tech jobs and 10,000 construction jobs. The facility will support OpenAI models and Azure AI services.
How Machine Learning Works and Why It’s Changing Everything in 2025

The Containerized Data Center Boom: How “Data Centers in a Box” Are Revolutionizing IT (Market to Hit $43B by 2030)

The global containerized data center market is projected to jump from about $16 billion in 2025 to $42.9 billion by 2030, growing over 21% annually, according to GlobeNewswire. Telecom and IT firms are deploying pre-fabricated, shipping container-based data centers for rapid setup at remote sites, fueled by demand for edge computing, AI, and high-performance workloads.
Global Data Center Infrastructure & Colocation Industry Update (June–July 2025)

Global Data Center Infrastructure & Colocation Industry Update (June–July 2025)

Amazon Web Services announced a $10 billion AI data center campus in North Carolina, creating 500 jobs. Alibaba Cloud pledged $52.7 billion for global expansion, opening a second South Korea facility and adding sites in Mexico and Thailand. Equinix acquired three Manila data centers on June 4. TikTok plans a €1 billion data center in Finland for EU user data.
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