Elon Musk to Build Gas Turbine Components for Data Centers
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-30
Elon Musk appears to be making a bold bet to solve the coming data center power shortage by manufacturing gas turbine components himself. This move follows his classic strategy of doing an end-run around giant, slow-moving industries, similar to his approaches with SpaceX and Tesla.
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