Perplexity

Data Center Signal is tracking 3 clips about Perplexity data center developments across 3 states, including OH, TN, TX.

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News Clip8:31Bloomberg Tech·Abilene, Taylor County, TX

Crusoe CEO: Data Center Indusry Has a 'Marketing Issue’

Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller discussed the company's significant funding and its role in building AI infrastructure. He addressed the growing opposition to data centers in the U.S., particularly a moratorium proposed by Texas Governor Abbott. Lochmiller argued the industry faces a "marketing issue" and highlighted data centers' low water usage and substantial tax revenue contributions to local communities like Abilene and Armstrong County, Texas.

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Oracle OpenAI Microsoft

9/18/2026

News ClipCNET·Memphis, Shelby County, TN

Big Tech Launches Ad Campaign to Counter Opposition to AI Data Centers

A multimillion-dollar ad campaign named "Build American AI," backed by tech leaders and political action committees, is launching to counter growing public opposition to AI data centers. The campaign aims to reframe data centers as economic growth engines, targeting key election battleground states, following statements from former President Trump dismissing opposition. Public sentiment shows a significant majority of US adults oppose new data center builds due to concerns over energy and water consumption, environmental impact, and health.

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xAI OpenAI

9/2/2026

News Clip7:45Yahoo Finance·OH

CUDA isn't Nvidia's moat anymore. Its balance sheet is.

This video discusses Nvidia's competitive advantages in the AI data center market, arguing that its balance sheet and ability to finance customers and power projects are now more significant than its CUDA platform. Analysts expect Nvidia's AI data center market share to decrease from 90% to 70% over two years, with Google's TPU, Amazon's Trainium, and AMD's GPUs taking share, but this is not seen as a major concern due to overall market growth.

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Nvidia Google Amazon Anthropic OpenAI SpaceX

8/25/2026