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infrastructure
September 28, 2026
Anthropic commits $11.6B to Akamai over seven years
Akamai expects $150M–$300M of 2027 revenue from the deal and about a $1.7B annual pace by late 2028, with $5.5B of capex.
Nscale secures $3.36B and discloses $103B of contracts ahead of a US IPO
The figures come from convertible financing and an IPO filing. Contract value is not booked revenue.
September 26, 2026
Google plans an October 1 test of an orbital AI data center
Google’s first Suncatcher satellite will carry four TPUs and run an initial 15-minute test. The experiment is meant to test whether solar-powered orbital compute can support a larger constellation.
Crusoe ends a planned $1.25B turbine partnership for AI data centers
Crusoe and Boom Supersonic are no longer moving forward with a plan for 29 stationary turbines at Crusoe’s Abilene site. The canceled launch-customer deal changes Boom’s route into AI data-center power.
New Jersey orders a data-center operator to pay a $1.1M fine
The state’s DEP fined DataOne after investigators found 45 of 62 gas generators running without required permits. DataOne says it will apply for permits and disputes the fine while transitioning to lower-emission fuel cells.
