Facing Public Speculation, Amazon Clarifies There Are No Data Center Plans for Pasadena Building

Amazon has clarified that a building it purchased in Pasadena, California will not be used as a data center, but rather as a research and development facility for its quantum computing work. The facility was previously owned by Earthlink and is located within Pasadena's technology and life science corridor. Some local residents had raised concerns about the facility potentially becoming a high-intensity AI data center, but Amazon has stated it is in the early planning stages and committed to working with city officials and the community.