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Meta expands Louisiana AI data centre to 5 GW, investment tops $50 billion

Meta has expanded the planned scale of its data centre in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to 5 gigawatts and increased its investment commitment for the site to more than $50 billion. The company calls the project Hyperion and said it would support more than 1,000 jobs at full operation. Local reports cited the possibility of additional spending that could lift total costs further. The project includes outside funding and major power-supply buildout.

AI & Enterprise

US big tech turns back to gas power to run AI data centres

U.S. big tech companies are moving to build natural gas power plants to secure electricity for AI data centres, heightening tension across the energy market. TechCrunch reported Microsoft, Google and Meta have entered competition for fuel and equipment, with potential spillover into power prices and industry. The rush is also creating bottlenecks such as scarce gas turbines and higher costs. Analysts warn demand could shift strain to gas supply networks and sharpen conflicts over energy allocation.

Industry

Arm to sell chips directly, shifting from IP licenser to semiconductor supplier

Arm will release its first mass-produced silicon chip in 34 years, shifting from supplying IP licences to designing chips and earning revenue directly. The company unveiled the Arm AGI CPU for agentic AI data centre infrastructure, based on Arm Neoverse V3 and offering up to 136 cores per CPU. Arm said agentic AI will sharply increase CPU core demand. Meta co-developed the chip and plans to deploy it with its MTIA accelerators. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix highlighted memory and packaging cooperation.