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Expert Opinion

Evan Swarztrauber: The Hidden Supply-Chain Risk Inside America’s AI Data Centers

The FCC should add Chinese-made optical transceivers to its covered list before America's AI data centers become dependent on an adversary's supply chain.

Data Center

AWS Says Telecoms Will Outsource AI Infrastructure as On-Premises Costs Prove Prohibitive

Capital budgets already stretched across broadband and capacity are constraining room for GPU investment for the industry.

Nuclear Power a Distant Solution to Data Center Needs

Experts say nuclear power's potential to meet surging AI data center energy demand remains years away, held back by high costs and lengthy regulatory hurdles.

Colorado

CES2026: Quantum Computing Leaders Map Next Phase in AI Age

Discussion follows two months after Department of Energy's $625 million investment in federal quantum centers

SpaceX

Amazon Rebrands Project Kuipier Satellite Service to ‘Amazon Leo’

Amazon has 153 active satellites, plans to launch enterprise service in 2025, removes reference to 'affordable broadband'

Subsea Cables

Amazon Web Services to Build Transatlantic Cable Between Ireland and Maryland

New subsea route aims to strengthens cloud and AI network capacity

OpenAI and Amazon Sign $38 Billion Deal for AI Computing Power

OpenAI signed a $38 billion deal with Amazon to access massive computing power through AWS, reducing its reliance on Microsoft.

Amazon Cuts 14,000 Jobs as Spending on AI Accelerates

Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs to reduce costs while ramping up AI investments.

Commerce

U.S. Government Helped U.S. Firms Sell Tech Used for Surveillance in China: AP

Tech companies have successfully lobbied against restrictions on selling advanced technology to China despite national security and human rights concerns.

Data Center

Amazon Cloud Outage Takes Down Many Online Services Around the World

An Amazon Web Services outage disrupted thousands of websites and apps worldwide, exposing the internet's dependence on major cloud providers.

Resilient Digital Infrastructure

Rural Internet Access Critical for AI Competitiveness: Connected Nation

Rural America risks falling behind in the AI race without foundational infrastructure

SpaceX

Amazon CEO Pushes Back: Project Kuiper Will Pay Off

Plan is to increase competition in the LEO satellite space.

Nuclear

Amazon to Spend $20B on Data Centers in Penn., Including Next to Nuclear Plant

At a news conference in Berwick in the shadow of the power plant, Gov. Josh Shapiro called it the largest private sector investment in Pennsylvania's history.