While the US fights over data centers, China is building them fast
GeneReddit123 · reddit · 2026-10-13
CNN reports that while US data center projects stall over siting, power, and community pushback, China is rapidly building AI data centers at massive scale. The piece frames the divergence in infrastructure buildout speed as a key variable in the AI race.
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