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Hardware·6d ago·all news from October 13, 2026

The US is fighting over data centers. China is building them fast

While local opposition and grid constraints frequently delay data center development in the United States, China continues to expand its infrastructure capacity rapidly through state-backed initiatives. This discrepancy highlights a growing global competition for the physical resources necessary to support large-scale artificial intelligence operations.

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